"The Old Pike: A History of The National Road and Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon," 1894
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The Cumberland Road (also known as the National Road) was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. It ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. Its construction began in 1811 and ended in 1839. This book tells the road's story: the politics of creating the road, its building, and everyday life on and along the road.
The Cumberland Road (also known as the National Road) was the first highway built entirely with federal funds. It ran from Cumberland, Maryland, to Vandalia, Illinois. Its construction began in 1811 and ended in 1839. This book tells the road's story: the politics of creating the road, its building, and everyday life on and along the road.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1894
Subject Date
1811-1894
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
64.167.13.26
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Bookbinding (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Brown
Dimensions
Height: 8.5 in
Width: 5.75 in
Length: 1.75 in
Inscriptions
On spine of cover: THE / OLD PIKE / A HISTORY OF / THE NATIONAL ROAD / T. B. SEARIGHT / 1894 Ink stamp on back of title page: Ford Motor Company / LIBRARY / DEARBORN, MICHIGAN
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