Historic National Road Map

Construction began in cumberland, maryland in 1811. They can also stop at countless museums, attractions, restaurants and lodging sites, some of which existed in the road's earliest days. The road that george washington had cut through the forest many years before.

[yellowstone national park, glacier national park] 1925 rand mcnally (david rumsey collection) idaho, montana and wyoming 1937 texaco (david rumsey collection) Pcl map collection > historic road maps. Javascript must be enabled to view this map.

When improved in the 1830s, it became the second u.s.

Historic national road (west) it was america’s first “moonshot,” a road that would carry our young nation west. Carved from forest and mountain, spanning mighty rivers, it was the marvel of its age and stoked the dreams of thousands who followed this macadam and cobblestone ribbon into the frontier. A primarily residential area, the district includes the homes of some of wheeling's wealthiest residents of the late 19th century and early 20th century. Many layers of urbanization have modified this historic route, but the.