The National Road: America's First Federal Highway

Annette Burke Lyttle, CG
Apr 30, 2021
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Introduction
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Why Build a Road?
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Braddock's Road
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Zane's Trace
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Dunlap's Bridge
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Into Ohio and Beyond
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Wagoners
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Stories from Travelers
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Built between 1811 and 1837, the National Road was the first federally-funded highway in America. Extending from Maryland to the frontier of Illinois, this migration route allowed thousands of people to settle in the Midwest.

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About the speaker

Annette Burke Lyttle, CG® owns Heritage Detective, LLC, providing professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the international, national, state, and local levels and lo
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    Ruth Byrne
    2 years ago

    Loved the presentation! Now I know how my Ohio, Indiana & Illinois ancestor families got there across the National Road.

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