National Road

National Road (HM543)

Location: Washington, PA 15301 Washington County
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Country: United States of America
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N 40° 8.998', W 80° 19.68'

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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.
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HM NumberHM543
Series This marker is part of the The Historic National Road series
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Year Placed1948
Placed ByThe Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 22nd, 2014 at 11:48pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 557236 N 4444618
Decimal Degrees40.14996667, -80.32800000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 40° 8.998', W 80° 19.68'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds40° 8' 59.88" N, 80° 19' 40.80" W
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Area Code(s)724
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 3604-3622 US-40, Washington PA 15301, US
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