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The National Road or Cumberland Rd was one of the first major improved highways in the United States to be built by the federal government. Construction began in 1811 at Cumberland, Maryland, on the Potomac River. It crossed the Allegheny Mountains and southwestern Pennsylvania, reaching Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), on the Ohio River in 1818. Plans were made to continue through St. Louis, Missouri, on the Mississippi River to Jefferson City, Missouri, but funding ran out and construction stopped at Vandalia, Illinois, in 1838.
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Cumberland road. what was another name for it?
the National road is also known as the cumberland road .
When was The Church on Cumberland Road created?
The Church on Cumberland Road was created in 1988.
What road was built through the cumberland gap?
the Wilderness road was built through the Cumberland gap
Was the first road to be built with federal funds?
the national road
Was the cumberland road a dirt road?
yes
How can you make a sentence with Cumberland road?
Cumberland Road was one of the first major highways constructed by the federal government, connecting western settlements to the eastern seaboard.
What is the Cumberland Road and the Erie Canal?
The Cumberland Road and the Erie Canal where the first methods of transportation. As you can see obviously the Cumberland is a road and the Erie Canal is a canal. They were both also originally built by the government.
What was the first road built in America?
Cumberland Road
What is another name for the Cumberland road?
National road
The National Road was also known as the?
cumberland road
Why was the Cumberland road important?
It was the first road made by the government.
Which road opened the Northwest Territory?
Cumberland (National) Road
