America’s Historic Roads
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
Brazil
Indiana town whose National Avenue follows the road.
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Cambridge City
Indiana town at the National Road–canal junction.
Centerville
Indiana town serving as a National Road stage-changing point.
Clabber Girl
Clock-bearing billboard landmark on Indiana’s National Road.
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Covered Bridge
Roofed bridge type used for river crossings in Indiana.
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Greenfield
Indiana county-seat town whose growth followed the road.
Indianapolis
State capital through which the National Road passed.
Knightstown
Town whose road marker records its National Road planning history.
Mount Auburn
Indiana locality of the Huddleston road tavern.
Plainfield
Indiana town whose main street follows the road.
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Richmond
Eastern Indiana city along the National Road.
Terre Haute
Western Indiana city along the National Road.
Twigg Park
National Road rest-stop site recorded in the FHWA catalog.
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Vinton House
Historic inn in Cambridge City.
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White River
River crossed by the National Road at Indianapolis.
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Sources
- Historic National Road - Photos | America’s BywaysFederal Highway Administration, Historic National Road photograph catalog
- National Park Service, The National Road Special Resource Study, July 1994NPS History
- National RoadIndianapolis Public Library, Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
- Byways (Indiana Department of Transportation PDF)Indiana Department of Transportation