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The Historic National Road
Mount Lena, Maryland · "The Road that Built the Nation"
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The Historic National Road, known as "The Road that Built the Nation," parallels Interstate 70 and has connected western settlements across the Appalachian Mountains with eastern ports since 1806.
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Mount Lena, Maryland · USA
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