The National Road: America's First Federal Highway
Annette Burke Lyttle, CG®
Content
Introduction
8m 18s
Why Build a Road?
9m 22s
Braddock's Road
1m 53s
Zane's Trace
9m 45s
Dunlap's Bridge
2m 1s
Into Ohio and Beyond
6m 13s
Wagoners
9m 59s
Stories from Travelers
3m 57s
About this webinar
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.
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 internat...
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Comments (1)
Loved the presentation! Now I know how my Ohio, Indiana & Illinois ancestor families got there across the National Road.