The National Road in Maryland

by Robert P. Savitt

The 200-year-old National Road is often referred to as "The Main Street of America.

It was the nation's first federally funded highway and eventually passed through more than 25 cities and towns in Maryland. The 33-mile Maryland portion of the original road was linked with privately constructed turnpikes to extend it to 170 miles in the state. In its early days, the National Road thrived as it helped to open the American West to settlement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467103853
• ISBN13: 9781467103855
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"