Historic National Road - Illinois
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• Historic National Road -- Illinois Overview
  

  When Joseph Schriver crossed Illinois in 1828 to survey the land for the construction of the National Road, he noted that he passed only two roads and saw two houses between the Indiana line and Vandalia, Illinois. In his time, Illinois was part of the western frontier: wild,...

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• 1-Day Trip: Illinois National Road Museum Tour
  (Illinois)

  This tour takes the traveler through some of the museums located on the National Road in Illinois. The tour begins in Martinsville and goes to Collinsville (east of St. Louis).

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Places

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