The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes ThereonSearight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
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The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon
Searight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
Cumberland Road; Pennsylvania -- Biography
In 1834 this location was changed for a better grade, up the
valleys of Wills creek and Braddock's run. To make this change it was
necessary to first obtain the consent of the State of Maryland, which
was granted by an act of her Legislature in 1832. The old Plumer tavern
stood at the eastern end of the old location, and the old Mattingly
tavern at the same end of the new location. George Evans kept a tavern,
also, near the eastern end of the original location.
[Illustration: JOHN KELSO.]
Five miles west of Cumberland, on the new location, a wagon stand was
kept by Joseph Everstine. This was a frame house, and stood on the north
side of the road. It was well conducted, but owing to its proximity to
Cumberland, did not do as large a business as other taverns of the road,
more advantageously located.
Six miles west from Cumberland there was an old tavern known as the "Six
Mile House." It belonged to the Bruces, an old and wealthy family of
Alleghany county, Maryland, and many years ago was destroyed by fire. A
new building was erected on the old site, and remains to this day in the
occupancy of a nephew of the old tavern keeper, Aden Clary. This house
is near the junction of the old and new locations above referred to, and
near the stone bridge over Braddock's run. The sixth mile post from
Cumberland stands on the north wall of this bridge, firm and unshaken.
The bridge is well preserved, and a polished stone thereof bears this
inscription: "1835--Built by Thomas Fealy, Lieut. Jno. Pickell, U. S.
Engineer, H. M. Petitt, Ass't Supt'd."
Eight miles west from Cumberland Aden Clary kept. His house was a large
and commodious brick building on the south side of the road, and is
still standing. There was not a more popular house on the road than Aden
Clary's.
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