THE NATIONAL ROAD (CALLED THE CUMBERLAND ROAD). Was the first of the internal improvements undertaken by the Government.

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THE NATIONAL ROAD (CALLED THE CUMBERLAND ROAD) Was the first of the internal improvements undertaken by the Government. Surveys were authorized in 1806 over the route of “Braddock’s Road,” which followed “Nemacolin’s Path,” an Indian trail, over which George Washington traveled in 1754 to Fort LeBoeuf. State Roads Commission

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Location: United States of America, Maryland, Allegheny County
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