National Pike Days: A Glimpse of Travel from the 19th Century
Local residents often take for granted that the four-state area is steeped in history, dating all the way back to the days when this country was founded. One event that celebrates the transportation systems of an earlier time is coming up this weekend – National Pike Days. One of the first major “improved” highways funded by the federal government (and authorized by President Thomas Jefferson in 1806), the National Pike (also known as the “Cumberland Road” or its more common…