Puzzle 23 · The National Road West · Page 39 in print

Indiana Mile Markers

A historical marker at Knightstown records it as the first Indiana town platted on the National Road after the 1827 survey.

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The words

  1. Brazil

    Indiana town whose National Avenue follows the road.

    fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov: Historic National Road (opens a new tab)

  2. Cambridge City

    Indiana town at the National Road–canal junction.

    National Park Service (opens a new tab)

  3. Centerville

    Indiana town serving as a National Road stage-changing point.

    National Park Service (opens a new tab)

  4. Clabber Girl

    Clock-bearing billboard landmark on Indiana’s National Road.

    fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov: Historic National Road (opens a new tab)

  5. Covered Bridge

    Roofed bridge type used for river crossings in Indiana.

    Indianapolis Public Library: National Road (opens a new tab)

  6. Greenfield

    Indiana county-seat town whose growth followed the road.

    National Park Service (opens a new tab)

  7. Indianapolis

    State capital through which the National Road passed.

    INDOT: Byways (opens a new tab)

  8. Knightstown

    Town whose road marker records its National Road planning history.

    National Park Service (opens a new tab)

  9. Mount Auburn

    Indiana locality of the Huddleston road tavern.

    National Park Service (opens a new tab)

  10. Plainfield

    Indiana town whose main street follows the road.

    fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov: Historic National Road (opens a new tab)

  11. Richmond

    Eastern Indiana city along the National Road.

    INDOT: Byways (opens a new tab)

  12. Terre Haute

    Western Indiana city along the National Road.

    INDOT: Byways (opens a new tab)

  13. Twigg Park

    National Road rest-stop site recorded in the FHWA catalog.

    fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov: Historic National Road (opens a new tab)

  14. Vinton House

    Historic inn in Cambridge City.

    fhwaapps.fhwa.dot.gov: Historic National Road (opens a new tab)

  15. White River

    River crossed by the National Road at Indianapolis.

    Indianapolis Public Library: National Road (opens a new tab)

Sources

  1. Historic National Road - Photos | America’s BywaysFederal Highway Administration, Historic National Road photograph catalog
  2. National Park Service, The National Road Special Resource Study, July 1994NPS History
  3. National RoadIndianapolis Public Library, Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
  4. Byways (Indiana Department of Transportation PDF)Indiana Department of Transportation

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