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North America » United States » Maryland » La Vale November 3rd 2021

Our stop for lunch westward on I-68 was the Cracker Barrel at La Vale, Maryland, not far from Cumberland. After eating lunch and and a stop for fuel, I wanted to seek out the La Vale Toll Gate House nearby. It's a listed building here along US Highway 40. The La Vale Toll Gate House was built in 1835 on the National Road. In my blog entry of 5 January 2020 I described how the National Road, now US Highway 40, had been built west from Cumberland to the Ohio County and Illinois beginning in 1811. The road was transferred from federal to state control in 1835 and the states subsequently imposed tolls for usage. The polygonal La Vale Tollhouse is the only one still standing in Maryland. It probably was also a residence for the ... read more
Schedule of Tolls on the National Road
La Vale Toll House Historical Marker
Toll Barrier Post

North America » United States » Maryland » La Vale August 3rd 2011

Captains Log 45.6842193 degrees latitude by 52.493827 degrees longitude Winds sw 6mph Heading north by northwest 68 degrees No just kidding, but we did just get the first day under our belts. We are in Lavale, Md just outside of Cumberland. We couldnt handle Cumberlands big city reputation. We got a late start today after packing troubles and left the apartment in an abused step child type state. As soon as we were on the road, the rain started in on us and the cable boxes i was toting were getting the business. After some errands, and readjustments, we were screaming down the road at 50mph. My kickstand sucks *&^% and now I have to keep my helmet under the bike to keep it up. So we are now getting ready for the whitewater on the ... read more




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