Go West Young Man... Virtual Cache
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The National Road (now known as U.S.40) was the first federally funded highway to the West. The Road was begun in 1806 during the administration of Thomas Jefferson and was proposed to run from Cumberland, Maryland to Vandalia, Illinois. Construction on the road began in 1811 and followed a military road used in 1754-55 by none other than George Washington. Work on the road continued west and reached the Ohio River near Wheeling, West Virginia in 1818. By 1830 the National Road had reached its terminus in Vandalia, Il. and construction stopped due to a lack of funds. Traveling along the National Road were the now famous Conestoga wagons. Many towns sprang up along the Road, including Iamton (now known as Englewood). Because of the devastation caused by the 1913 flood a portion of the original National Road is no longer used. The Miami Conservancy District built two of the five flood protection dams just downstream of the National Roads right of way. Due to the dams construction the road had to be rerouted. The road currently runs along the top of the Taylorsville and Englewood dams.
With the history out of the way on to the cache….
The city of Englewood erected a monument to the road that led to its founding. Locate this monument and make note of the inscriptions on it. On the north face of the monument are three initials. What are the initials? Do not post to the website. Email them to TeamJebinator@cs.com.
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