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One of the most beautiful and interesting of the old stopping places is the Headley Inn which provided lodging and refreshment for the westward tide of immigration for 30 years. The Headley Inn dreamed half a century away over rooms stored with fragrant app…
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Edward Edison Smith was born in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and arrived in Muskingum
County about the same time as his neighbor, Uzal Headley. Smith was a farmer who built
a log house near this site and, after the National Road reached Zanesville in 1829, be…
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Old Washington was platted along Zane's Trace in 1805 by the brothers George and Henry Beymer. Within two years twelve log dwellings had been built, making it the oldest settlement in Guernsey County. Originally known as New Washington, the official name wa…
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On November 16, 1814, the Muskingum Messenger reported,
"Muskingum and Licking Bridge, This grand and important work
is now possible. Great credit is due to Mr. Rufus Scott, the architect.
Now the south and north sides of Licking Creek were joined…
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Cumberland M.D. toTerre Haute Ind.1806 - 1839
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Indiana's Main Street. Historic National Road—. You are standing on Washington Street—the route of the Historic National Road in Indiana. In the early 19th century, this broad street had no sidewalks and was lined with log buildings and frame ta…
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Madonna of the Trail. Side Marker. The Madonna of the Trail statue, commissioned by the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, was designed and sculpted by August Leimbach of St. Louis, Missouri. It symbolizes the courage, faith, and spirit …
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Cumberland. . In 1749 Christopher Gist, an agent for the Ohio Company, arrived at the junction of the Wills Creek and the North Branch of the Potomac River to erect a trading post. In anticipation of the French and Indian War a fort was constructed in 1754 …
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Crossroads of America Mural. . . About this sign . The outline drawing above represents the heritage-themed mural to your right. The mural is organized chronologically into sections. Each section is described here, with accompanying historic images. . .…
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Cumberland. Town Map and Directory. . Downtown Cumberland . The Flood of March 29, 1924 inflicted almost $5 million worth of destruction in the City of Cumberland. Telephone, telegraph, roads and electric wires were washed away. Though not as bad, another…