Historical Markers in La Vale, Maryland

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Historical Markers in La Vale, Maryland

1 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — "The Gateway to the West" —

Dedicated to the pioneers who with heroic sacrifice and undaunted courage blazed this old trail now known as the National Highway and thus opened "The Gateway to the West" — — Map (db m199894) HM

2 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — “Spendelow Camp” — Also Called “Camp at the Grove” —

General Braddock’s 1st camp on the march from Fort Cumberland to Fort Duquesne, June 11th to 13th, 1755. After building a road over Wills Mountain, Spendelow, an engineer, discovered a route by “The Narrows” and Braddock’s Run and a . . . — — Map (db m2083) HM

3 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — Cumberland Bone Cave —

In 1912 a Western Maryland Railway cut near Cumberland exposed a small cave. The cave, which became known as the Cumberland Bone Cave was found to contain a remarkable variety of bones from species now extinct. Paleontologists were called in from . . . — — Map (db m203720) HM

4 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — First Toll Gate House —

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. — — Map (db m442) HM

5 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The La Vale Toll House — The Historic National Road - The Road That Built The Nation — Reported permanently removed

Toll houses were built along the National Road as a result of a 25 year national debate as to whether or not the federal government should be responsible for funding road improvements. While there was agreement on the idea that those who used the . . . — — Map (db m443) HM

6 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The La Vale Toll House — The Road That Built The Nation —

7 ► Maryland, Allegany County, La Vale — The National Road — (Called The Cumberland Road) —

Was the first of the internal improvements undertaken by the U.S. Government. Surveys were authorized in 1806 over the route of “Braddock’s Road,” which followed “Nemacolin’s Path,” an Indian trail, over which George . . . — — Map (db m167131) HM

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