The National Road Pike Days Festival that was held Saturday and Sunday celebrated America's first national road, now known as Route 40, with 90 miles of events from Cumberland, Maryland to Wheeling, West Virginia. Many residents along the road hosted yard sales and other festivities for visitors.
Back in the early days of the 1800s, when the United States was barely out of the cradle and large parts of the continent were still uncharted to its East Coast settlers, the idea of a highway constructed with federal funds was kicked around. Thomas Jefferson was among its supporters, and it ...
Itâs been billed as the âworldâs largest festival,â and it will stretch through Somerset, Washington and Fayette counties this weekend. The National Road Festival will get underway Saturday with activities planned in Scenery Hill, Claysville, Brownsville, Hopwood and other locations. ...
The Hopwood Historical Cemetery Association (HHCA) was formed in the 1970âs but dwindled over the years. Just last year, however, a group of residents began researching the Hopwood Cemetery, and work has started to preserve the property. âThis was our founding father, John Hopwoodâs ...
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Nemacolin Castle in Brownsville is the third oldest castle in the United States. On Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19, guests are invited to tour the castle and learn about its history during the National Road Festival. The property, ...
Time and time again, Brian Reedy, site manager at Fort Necessity has seen adults who first visited the national battlefield on a field trip as a child return and realize the truly epic moment in history the property reflects. âIt sets the stage for so much down the road,â Reedy said. ...
