NATIONAL ROAD. Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Rebuilt, it is present Route 40.

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NATIONAL ROAD Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present Route 40. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1948

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Location: United States of America, Pennsylvania, Somerset County
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