The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon — John Shaqi
The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes ThereonSearight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
History
The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon
Searight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
Cumberland Road; Pennsylvania -- Biography
Thomas Endsley, William Sheets, W. M. F. Magraw, etc. 323-328
CHAPTER XLV.
Dumb Ike--Reminiscences of Uniontown--Crazy Billy, etc. 329-338
CHAPTER XLVI.
The Trial of Dr. John F. Braddee for Robbing the U.S.
Mails 339-352
CHAPTER XLVII.
Visit of John Quincy Adams to Uniontown in 1837--Received
by Dr. Hugh Campbell--The National Road a Monument of
the Past--A Comparison with the Appian Way 353-356
APPENDIX.
Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania Relating to the
Cumberland Road--Unexpended Balances in
Indiana--Accounts of Two Old Commissioners--Rates
of Toll--Letters of Albert Gallatin, Ebenezer Finley
and Thomas A. Wiley--Curiosities of the Old Postal
Service
357-384
ILLUSTRATIONS.
T. B. Searight Frontispiece
Old Mile Post 5
Stage House and Stables at Mt. Washington 13
Gen. Henry W. Beeson 15
Hon. Daniel Sturgeon 16
Hon. Andrew Stewart 47
Old Toll House 53
Iron Bridge over Dunlap's Creek 95
Hon. T. M. T. McKennan 107
Road Wagon 109
John Thompson 111
Daniel Barcus 112
Henry Clay Rush 114
Harrison Wiggins 116
John Marker 118
Ellis B. Woodward 119
John Deets 121
John Snider 122
William Hall 124
John Wallace 126
Alfred Bailes 129
German D. Hair 130
Ashael Willison 135
Jacob Newcomer 137
John Ferren 138
Morris Mauler 140
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
Reviews
Reviews
No reviews yet
Be the first to share your thoughts on this work.
Join the Discussion
Join the discussion
Sign in to leave a comment or review.
Sign InorCreate an account