Project Gutenberg 2012-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 156 Hulbert, Archer Butler 1873 1933 04000825 The Cumberland Road Historic Highways of America, Vol. 10 Produced by Greg Bergquist and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Cumberland Road" by Archer Butler Hulbert is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work explores the significance and development of the Cumberland Road, also known as the National Road, which was established to facilitate westward expansion in the United States. The book delves into the road's construction, operation, and the societal impact it had on the regions it connected, detailing how it served as a crucial route for settlers and commerce during a transformative period in American history. The opening of the book sets the stage by emphasizing the historical context of the Cumberland Road as a vital artery in the growth of the American frontier. It introduces the reader to the challenges of travel in the early 19th century, the legislative efforts that led to the road's creation, and the initial surveys for its route. Hulbert highlights the road's construction, the varied terrains it crossed, and its role in linking the eastern United States with burgeoning western territories. He foreshadows the impact of this monumental infrastructure in shaping communities and facilitating economic growth, as well as its eventual challenges in terms of maintenance and the evolving transportation landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 53.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Cumberland Road E151 HE Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General Category: History - American 280162 2025-06-16T16:05:06.102265 text/html 278457 2012-10-13T16:14:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1877313 2025-06-16T16:05:14.591211 application/epub+zip 1878704 2025-06-16T16:05:08.731235 application/epub+zip 162456 2025-06-16T16:05:07.071258 application/epub+zip 1729906 2025-06-16T16:05:18.683149 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1703264 2025-06-16T16:05:13.336237 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 274506 2022-09-18T18:18:10.209434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 220715 2023-09-18T04:41:37.876906 text/plain 15809 2025-06-16T16:05:18.839173 application/rdf+xml 13825 2025-06-16T16:05:07.705190 image/jpeg 3559 2025-06-16T16:05:07.387198 image/jpeg 4567512 2025-06-16T16:05:06.187305 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia