La Vale in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

First Toll Gate House

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 7, 2006

1. First Toll Gate House Marker

Inscription. First toll gate house on the old National (Cumberland) Road. Erected about 1833 after this portion of the road was turned over to the State of Maryland by the United States government. There was one other toll gate in Maryland on this Road.

Erected 1937 by the State Roads Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Maryland Historical Trust, and the The Historic National Road series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1833.

Location. 39° 38.262′ N, 78° 51.108′ W. Marker is in La Vale, Maryland, in Allegany County. It is on National Highway SW (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Baltimore Metro Region

and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The La Vale Toll House (a few steps from this marker); "The Gateway to the West" (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cumberland Barrack (approx. 1.2 miles away); “Spendelow Camp” (approx. 1.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Vale.

Another marker is no longer nearby. The La Vale Toll House

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(was a few steps from this marker but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Regarding First Toll Gate House. More information and photos can be seen on the nearby “The La Vale Toll House” marker.

Also see . . . La Vale Tollgate House on Wikipedia. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (#71000363) on January 25, 1971. (Submitted on November 25, 2024, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

La Vale Toll House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 7, 2006

2. La Vale Toll House

Marker can be seen to the right of the tollhouse. This view is looking west.

Toll Gate Posts On Each Side Of The National Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 30, 2021

3. Toll Gate Posts On Each Side Of The National Road

Toll gate house in the background.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 19, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,084 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 19, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 3. submitted on May 30, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.