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mar 29, 1806 - National Road

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On March 29th, President T.J. authorizes the construction of the first federally funded highway called the "National Road" (also known as the "Cumberland Road"), a land area stretching from Cumberland, Maryland to Ohio (modern day Wheeling, West Virginia). Construction, however, begins on May 11th, 1811, and finishes on August 1, 1818.

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mar 29, 1806
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