Highways

Highways. . , Cheaper cars in the 1920s meant more drivers demanding better roads. As early as 1916, this area of Front Street was designated as a portion of the William Penn Highway. This highway was part of a larger network of new national roads. It was widened, paved and became a state highway in 1929. This early automobile route ran from New York City through Allentown, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh to West Virginia. It has had three different locations through Fort Hunter lands. Currently called Route 22/322, it is now located east of the old canal. Services, such as fuel, food and lodging, as well as attractions, such as the Fort Hunter Museum and Tea Room, sprung up along these routes., The History of Transportation at Fort Hunter , Because the river and the mountains create a corridor, travelers always passed through Fort Hunter. Etched on these lands is the history of transportation in the United States., [Captions:] , Automobiles parked next to the Mansion in the 1930's., This is an early Museum promotional piece. The increasing number of cars and highways allowed places like Fort Hunter to become travel destinations., Just north of the park a service station was constructed in the 1920's specifically to serve travelers on this highway. It remains today., Fort Hunter Centennial Barn painted to attract motoring tourists in the 1940's.