- National Road (Cambridge, Ohio)
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National Road
Peacock Road, aka Old National Road
Nearest city: Cambridge, Ohio Coordinates: 40°1′37″N 81°30′9″W / 40.02694°N 81.5025°WCoordinates: 40°1′37″N 81°30′9″W / 40.02694°N 81.5025°W Area: less than one acre Built: 1918 Architect: State of Ohio Governing body: Local NRHP Reference#: 85001842[1] Added to NRHP: August 23, 1985 National Road, also known as Peacock Road, is located off of U.S. Route 40 between Cambridge and Old Washington, Ohio. The road was placed on the National Register on 1985-08-23.
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History
The National Road was authorized by President Thomas Jefferson on March 29, 1806 and reached out to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The road was later expanded to stretch to Jefferson City, Missouri. The road closely followed Zane's Trace, an earlier path, and came through the Guernsey County area around 1838.
The road currently known as Peacock Road contains original brick sections of 1918 construction. However, due to costs, parts of the road were left unpaved until World War II, when the road was used for war shipment. Local inmates were used as a cost saving method to brick up the sections. When Route 40 was diverted north of this section, the old road was unknowingly saved for posterity.
The Road Today
The road is officially closed to tour buses and large trucks, as they will damage the brick that almost entirely lines the route. Along this section can be seen an old 1877 farm house and the former Center Township Hall. There are only two residences located along this route, which lends to the realisitic historic setting.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
External links
National Register of Historic Places in Guernsey County, Ohio National Historic Landmark 
Historic districts Old Washington Historic District | Wheeling Avenue Historic District
Other properties Barnett-Criss House | Bethel Methodist Episcopal Church | Booth Homestead | Broom Building | Broom-Braden Stone House | Claysville School | Ebenezer Finley House | Guernsey County Courthouse | Samuel Harper Stone House | Kennedy Stone House | McCracken-McFarland House | McCracken-Scott House | McCracken-Burnworth House | National Road | Peter B. Sarchet House | Sarchet-Burgess House | Colonel Joseph Taylor House
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