"The Cumberland Road" by Archer Butler Hulbert, explores the building and importance of the Cumberland Road, a vital pathway for America's westward growth back in the early 1900s. The story shares how this National Road came to be and how it really changed the areas it linked together. It talks about how tough traveling was back then and all the hard work it took to get the road built, highlighting that it was a super important route that settlers and businesses depended on as the country grew. The story shows how the road brought communities closer, helped the economy grow, and also the problems of keeping it up and running as travel changed over time.
The Cumberland Road
By Archer Butler Hulbert
Discover how one road transformed a nation, connecting east and west as settlers and commerce reshaped the American frontier.
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About the AuthorArcher Butler Hulbert, FRGS, historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history, son of Rev. Calvin Butler Hulbert and Mary Elizabeth Woodward, was born in Bennington, Vermont. His father later became President of Middlebury College. Hulbert was married twice. On September 10, 1901 he married Mary Elizabeth Stacy, who died in 1920. On June 16, 1923 he married Dorothy Printup. He had two daughters by each wife.
Archer Butler Hulbert, FRGS, historical geographer, writer, and professor of American history, son of Rev. Calvin Butler Hulbert and Mary Elizabeth Woodward, was born in Bennington, Vermont. His father later became President of Middlebury College. Hulbert was married twice. On September 10, 1901 he married Mary Elizabeth Stacy, who died in 1920. On June 16, 1923 he married Dorothy Printup. He had two daughters by each wife.
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