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The Cumberland Road - 1837

The Cumberland Road - 1837. By Esme Rubinstein. What is the Cumberland Road?. The Cumberland Road was the first road to ever be nationally built. It was primarily made of stone, earth, and gravel. Bridges, Changes, and More.

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The Cumberland Road - 1837

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  1. The Cumberland Road - 1837 By Esme Rubinstein

  2. What is the Cumberland Road? • The Cumberland Road was the first road to ever be nationally built. • It was primarily made of stone, earth, and gravel.

  3. Bridges, Changes, and More • There were a variety of bridges on the Cumberland Road made of stone, wood, or iron. • The roads began to be worn down after awhile so many parts of the road were macadamized. • A traveller along the Cumberland Road could expect to pass macadam, plank, rutted, or washed out roads.

  4. Where is the Cumberland Road? • At first, in 1819, it went from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheeling, West Virginia. • In the late 1830s, the road was extended to the west more. In the end, the road started at Cumberland, Maryland and stopped at Vandalia, Illinois. • It was supposed to reach Missouri, but after the Panic of 1837 funding went dry.

  5. The road passed through Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. C C

  6. Why is the Cumberland Road so important? • It was the first road to the Northwest Territory and the only for several years. • It gave people a way to go west and settle there. • In fact, the road was intended to civilize the Northwest Territory. • Because it was funded by federal funds, it lead the government to be involved in the further building of roads. YES!! EAST WEST

  7. A Poll on tolls: YES or NO? • One issue that the government had when making the Cumberland Road was whether or not to toll the road. • Many debates were held on this issue resulting in the road being tolled, not tolled, tolled, and so on. OR

  8. From Government to States • After paying 6.8 million dollars in all to fund the road, the government surrendered all funding to the states in which the road passed. • This resulted in more tolling throughout the road. You pay for it now! Funding Government States

  9. TIMELINE 1806: Cumberland Road construction approved by Thomas Jefferson. Late 1820s: Macadamization added to some parts of the road 1818: Stops at Wheeling, West Virginia and is open for use. 1833: Funding is responsible by states Early 1830’s: Road reaches Vandalia, Illinois. 1819: Congress orders land west of Wheeling to be surveyed. 1811: Construction begins.

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