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may 4, 1822 - Monroe vetoes the Cumberland Road bill, which would extend construction of the interstate artery to Zanesville, Ohio.

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Monroe is concerned about the bill's constitutionality. Construction of the first federally financed interstate road began under Jefferson in 1811 and will continue under Adams's administration.

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may 4, 1822
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~ 204 years ago