Joan C. Browning, Getting to the Springs of Virginia: A Survey of Transportation from Horse-Litter to Concord Coach
- Containers:
- Box 1, Folder 14
- Creator:
- Browning, Joan C.
- Scope and content:
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Describes the history of Virginia's mineral springs and their impact on early road construction and wagon design. Discusses road travel conditions in Virginia in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Mentions construction of the Cumberland Road, also known as the Old National Road, one of the first improved interstate highways, built by the U.S. government between 1811 and 1839. Traces the evolution of transportation from the earliest wagons to the Concord Coach.
- Names:
- Browning, Joan C.
- Places:
- Cumberland Road
Access and use
- Location of collection:
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