Jump to content
American Road Magazine
Celebrating our two-lane highways of yesteryear…And the joys of driving them today!
  • entries
    202
  • comments
    4
  • views
    762,750

American Road Trip Talk (Podcast)–Mary Truitt: National Road At 200 Part 1


Foster Braun

1,483 views

 Share

American Road Trip Talk (podcast)–Mary Truitt: National Road at 200 Part 1

Click here to listen...

Clickhere to download

 

med_gallery_13589_110_99931.jpg

Mary Truitt, Pres. Illinois National Road Assoc. and Gary Kruger.

In May of 2011, a caravan of antique cars set out on a very special pilgrimage to celebrate the bicentennial birthday of one of America's oldest roadways, The National Road. Within a generation of the Revolutionary War, President Thomas Jefferson began building the road to open up America's new territories. Two centuries later, Mary Truitt, president of the National Road Association of Illinois set out with a group of friends to retrace that roadway from its western end, Vandalia, IL, to mile 0 in Cumberland, MD. In Part 1 of our conversation, Mary shares some fascinating stories about the building of this granddaddy of American highways.

American Road Trip Talk (podcast)–Mary Truitt: National Road at 200 Part 1

Click here to listen...

Clickhere to download

med_gallery_13589_96_4887.png

Fall has arrived in Wisconsin! For the latest fall color conditions around the state, check out Travel Wisconsin's Fall Color Report. Check online for updates, print off maps or view the color report right on your phone while you're on the go. And bring all the fun Wisconsin has to offer to your fingertips by downloading the free Travel Wisconsin iPhone or Android app.

#######

A great fall fair is coming to downtown Vandalia,Illinois Sept. 23 and 24th. It's the Vandalia Grand Levee and Corn Day featuring blue grass music, tours of the statehouse, a car show, plenty of good food and loads of family fall festival fun. Mark it on your calendar, Sept. 23 and 24, the Vandalia Grande Levee and Corn Day.

_______________________________

Don't forget that you can the American Road Magazine application from

iTunes.

 Share

0 Comments


Recommended Comments

There are no comments to display.

Guest
Add a comment...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

Loading...
×
×
  • Create New...