On Cumberland Road north of U.S. 40, on the right when traveling east.
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"History of The National Road"
Settlers had been moving west since the early 1700's. By 1802, so many farms and towns had been settled in the Ohio Valley that people living in the territory were calling for . . . — — Map (db m155631) HM
On Cumberland Road north of U.S. 40, on the right when traveling east.
Historic Bridge Re-Created
177 years after the original Jackson Covered Bridge was constructed on this site a new bridge now spans the Embarass River. This structure re-creates as an original covered timber bridge that once stood on this . . . — — Map (db m152477) HM
On West Cumberland Street (Illinois Route 121) west of Mill Street, on the right when traveling east.
He was a man of vision. When William C. Greenup co-founded this village in 1834, the land around it was wilderness. But as Illinois Superintendent of the National Road, Greenup saw tremendous potential in the area adjacent to America's highway. . . . — — Map (db m152532) HM
On Cumberland Road north of U.S. 40, on the right when traveling east.
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1830 - Original Jackson Truss Bridge
Excerpts from inspection report made in 1833:
[Doc. No. 117] 23d Congress, 1st Session, HO. Of Reps. War Dept.
May 14, 1834
"Inspection Cumberland Road and its . . . — — Map (db m155370) HM
On West Cumberland Street at South Mill Street on West Cumberland Street.
Twenty-one year old Abraham Lincoln, his father, Thomas, and his step-mother, Sarah Bush (Lincoln), along with various relatives, passed through here while traveling the Palestine Road in 1830. A broken wagon forced the family to stop, perhaps for . . . — — Map (db m229856) HM
