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“The Road that Built the Nation.” The first (1811) federally funded road in the U.S. ran from Baltimore, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois.
 
By Jason Voigt, January 3, 2020
Greenville Marker
1 ► Illinois, Bond County, Greenville — Greenville — Finding a Place for Print —
2 ► Illinois, Bond County, Greenville — History of Greenville-Bond County —
3 ► Illinois, Bond County, Greenville — Wells Judd Tire Sales —
4 ► Illinois, Bond County, Mulberry Grove — Mulberry Grove — The Shake Rag Stop —
5 ► Illinois, Bond County, Pocahontas — Pocahontas — Muscle, Metal, and Merchandise —
6 ► Illinois, Bond County, Smithboro — Smithboro — Now Boarding for Henderson Station —
7 ► Illinois, Clark County, Casey — Casey — A Tale of Two Cities —
8 ► Illinois, Clark County, Casey — The Development of Casey —
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9 ► Illinois, Clark County, Casey — The Early Settlement of Cumberland —
10 ► Illinois, Clark County, Marshall — Marshall — Archer's Avenue —
11 ► Illinois, Clark County, Marshall — Old Stone Arch Bridge —
12 ► Illinois, Clark County, Marshall — The Archer House — National Historic Landmark —
13 ► Illinois, Clark County, Martinsville — Martinsville — The Merchants of Main Street —
14 ► Illinois, Clark County, Martinsville — The Linn Family / The Rowe Foundry Anvil —
15 ► Illinois, Cumberland County, Greenup — "The Road that Built the Nation" —
16 ► Illinois, Cumberland County, Greenup — Cumberland County Covered Bridge —
17 ► Illinois, Cumberland County, Greenup — Greenup — Rails and Trails —
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18 ► Illinois, Cumberland County, Greenup — Old to New: Bridges over the Embarras River —
19 ► Illinois, Cumberland County, Greenup — Site of Barbour Inn —
20 ► Illinois, Effingham County, Altamont — Altamont — Rising from the Prairie —
21 ► Illinois, Effingham County, Dexter — National Road —
22 ► Illinois, Effingham County, Effingham — Effingham — Crossroads of Opportunity —
23 ► Illinois, Effingham County, Montrose — Montrose — Drummers, Drays and Railroad Days —
24 ► Illinois, Effingham County, Teutopolis — Teutopolis — A Community Built On Faith —
25 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Brownstown — Brownstown — Twin Pumps —
26 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — St. Elmo — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles —
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27 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Cumberland Road —
28 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Madonna of the Trail — The National Old Trails Road —
29 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Vandalia — End of The Road —
30 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — Welcome to the National Road Interpretive Center — Vandalia, Illinois —
31 ► Illinois, Fayette County, Vandalia — William C. Greenup — Aug. 28, 1785 - June 10, 1853 —
32 ► Illinois, Madison County, Collinsville — Collinsville — Main Street of America —
33 ► Illinois, Madison County, Highland — Highland — Fresh Horses and New Courses —
34 ► Illinois, Madison County, St. Jacob — St. Jacob — The St. Louis Wagon Road —
35 ► Illinois, Madison County, Troy — Crossroads of Transportation —
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36 ► Illinois, Madison County, Troy — Troy — Cabins, Coaches and Coal Mines —
37 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, Collinsville — Cahokia Mounds — The Road to America's Oldest City —
38 ► Illinois, St. Clair County, Fairmont City — Fairmont City — The Road to America —
39 ► Indiana, Clay County, Brazil — You Are Here — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built the Nation —
40 ► Indiana, Hancock County, Greenfield — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road that Built the Nation —
41 ► Indiana, Hancock County, Greenfield — Information on the Move — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built The Nation —
42 ► Indiana, Hendricks County, Plainfield — Eat — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built the Nation —
43 ► Indiana, Henry County, Knightstown — A Gargantuan Undertaking — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built The Nation —
44 ► Indiana, Henry County, Knightstown — The National Road — West — Reported missing
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45 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — Marion County — Organized in 1822 — Named for Francis Marion —
46 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — National Road Legacy Project —
47 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — Politicians, Poets, and Lion Tamers — Historic National Road — The Road That Built the Nation —
48 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — Vigo County — Organized in 1818 — Named for Francis Vigo —
49 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Downtown — Wayne County — Organized in 1811 — Named for Anthony Wayne —
50 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Fountain Square — Crossing of the National and Michigan Roads — Indiana Statehood Centennial —
51 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Irvington — Historic National Road — National Road in Marion County — Opening Up the West —
52 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Mile Square — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built The Nation —
53 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Mile Square — Indiana's Main Street — Historic National Road — The Road That Built The Nation — Reported damaged
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54 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Mile Square — The National Road / Indiana Centennial —
55 ► Indiana, Marion County, Indianapolis, Wayne — Site of "Masonic Well" —
56 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Coatesville — Destination Indiana — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built the Nation —
57 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Putnamville — The Cumberland Road · The National Road · U.S. Highway 40 —
58 ► Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute — Destination Anywhere — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built the Nation —
59 ► Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built the Nation —
60 ► Indiana, Vigo County, Terre Haute, Downtown — 84.1998.1 — Crossroads of America —
61 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Cambridge City — 89.1992.2 — Cambridge City —
62 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Cambridge City — Huddleston House — 1839 1940 —
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63 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Centerville — Pike Towns — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built The Nation —
64 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond — Historic National Road / Make History, Drive It — The Road That Built the Nation —
65 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond — Madonna of the Trail —
66 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond — Madonna of the Trail — Side Marker —
67 ► Indiana, Wayne County, Richmond — The First Toll Gate —
68 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — “The Narrows” —
69 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Church of St. Patrick, Cumberland —
70 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Crossroads of America Mural —
71 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland —
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72 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Town Map and Directory —
73 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
74 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
75 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland —
76 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
77 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
78 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland — Historic City Center —
79 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Cumberland Gateway Westward — Fort Cumberland Trail —
80 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — The Narrows — An Easier Route for the National Road — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed
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81 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — The Narrows — An Easier Route for the National Road — The Road That Built The Nation —
82 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — The National Road — The Road that Built the Nation — The Road That Built The Nation —
83 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — The Old National Pike — Fort Cumberland Trail —
84 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Where the Road Began — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built the Nation — Reported permanently removed
85 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Cumberland — Where the Road Began — The Road That Built The Nation —
86 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Flintstone — Martins Mountain — Sunday Drivers and “Tin-Can Tourists" — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation —
87 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Blazing Braddock's Road — Reported missing
88 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Frostburg — The Frost Family Legacy — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed
89 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Frostburg — The National Road, Coal and Fancy Hotels — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed
90 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Frostburg — The National Road, Coal and Fancy Hotels — The Road That Built The Nation —
91 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — Frostburg — The Frost Family Legacy — The Road That Built The Nation —
92 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Frostburg — The Naming of Frostburg —
93 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — "The Gateway to the West" —
94 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — First Toll Gate House —
95 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The La Vale Toll House — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed
96 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The La Vale Toll House — The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed
97 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The La Vale Toll House — The Historic National Road, America's First Federally Funded Highway —
98 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The National Road — (Called The Cumberland Road) —
99 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Little Orleans — Town Hill Overlook — The Beauty Spot of Maryland — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed
100 ► Maryland, Allegany County, Little Orleans — Town Hill Overlook — The Beauty Spot of Maryland — The Road That Built The Nation —

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