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The old toll gate is built in 1812.

13. Old Toll Gate, National Highway, Cumberland, Md.

IDNO:
029086
Title:
Old Toll Gate, National Highway, Cumberland, Md.
Date:
ca. 1905-1925
Description:
The old toll gate is built in 1812.

14. Stone S Bridge Historic Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40

IDNO:
031076
Title:
Stone S Bridge Historic Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on U.S. Route 40
Date:
1951
'One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill a mile and a half SW. Built after the road was turned over to the State by the United States in 1835.'

15. Toll House Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40

IDNO:
031381
Title:
Toll House Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
'One of the six original toll houses on the Cumberland or National Road is on the hill a mile and a half SW. Built after the road was turned over to the State by the United States in 1835.'
'General Zachary Taylor, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated the twelfth President of the United States, found his steamer blocked by ice here. He left his boat and completed his trip over the National Pike.'

16. Zachary Taylor Marker Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va. on Route 2

IDNO:
031385
Title:
Zachary Taylor Marker Between Wheeling and New Martinsville, W. Va. on Route 2
Date:
1951
Description:
'General Zachary Taylor, on his way to Washington to be inaugurated the twelfth President of the United States, found his steamer blocked by ice here. He left his boat and completed his trip over the National Pike.'
'Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.'

17. National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa

IDNO:
031389
Title:
National Road Marker Between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, Pa
Date:
1951
Description:
'Our first national road; fathered by Albert Gallatin. Begun in 1811 at Cumberland, Md.; completed to Wheeling in 1818. Toll road under State control, 1835-1905. Rebuilt, it is present U.S. Route 40.'
'Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 1782, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.'

18. Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40

IDNO:
031392
Title:
Miller's Blockhouse Marker Between Wheeling, W .Va. and Washington, Pa. on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
'Site 3 miles north. Built about 1780 by Jacob Miller, Sr. Rendezvous for settlers of the Dutch Fork area. Here, March 31, 1782, Ann Hupp led a heroic defense against attacking Indians.'
A Pennsylvania highway marker stands between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on the US Route 40. The marker reads: Pennsylvania--founded 1681 by William Penn ans a Quaker Commonwealth, Birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

19. Pennsylvania Historic Marker on U. S. Route 40

IDNO:
031417
Title:
Pennsylvania Historic Marker on U. S. Route 40
Date:
1951
Description:
A Pennsylvania highway marker stands between Wheeling, W. Va. and Washington, PA on the US Route 40. The marker reads: Pennsylvania--founded 1681 by William Penn ans a Quaker Commonwealth, Birthplace of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
Written on the back of the photo is W.(73) B 175.

20. Conecocheque on Hagerstown and Cumberland Pike.

IDNO:
031458
Title:
Conecocheque on Hagerstown and Cumberland Pike.
Date:
1884/ 08/07
Description:
Written on the back of the photo is W.(73) B 175.
Shown here is a plaque showing the toll rates in front window at Searights Toll House.

21. Rates of Toll on the Cumberland Road in Pennsylvania - Searights Toll House

IDNO:
032845
Title:
Rates of Toll on the Cumberland Road in Pennsylvania - Searights Toll House
Description:
Shown here is a plaque showing the toll rates in front window at Searights Toll House.