Switchbacks and Wagon Tracks: Building the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
Switchbacks and Wagon Tracks: Building the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
ASIN: B00006CRUD
Track Listings
| 1. Introduction |
| 2. Early Settlement |
| 3. The Route |
| 4. Westward Expansion |
| 5. Surveying and Construction |
| 6. The Wagon Era |
| 7. The Towns |
| 8. Tolls, Maintenance & Politics |
| 9. Imported Labor |
| 10. Bridges |
| 11. Coming of War |
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The rugged mountains of western Virginia were settled by hearty souls whose lives were very different from those on the large plantations of eastern Virginia. Transportation was difficult but essential. Improved roads to bring in supplies and to export goods to market were the lifeblood of these frontier communities. The political and logistical difficulties that had to be overcome to build the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike illustrated many of the challenges and difficulties of mountain life and set the stage for the bloody conflict to come in the American Civil War. The story of building the Turnpike, along with the railroads in its wake, shows how vital such transportation arteries were to the life and growth of western Virginia.
You are invited to witness the evolution of animal and Indian trails into the region's premier highway linking western Virginia from the Shenandoah Valley to the Ohio River. Listen to the tales of early transportation, trade, and migration across the Allegheny Mountains in this gripping audio history from the Voices of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike.
Switchbacks and Wagon Tracks: Building the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike,Switchbacks & Wagontracks,Unity Productions,A captivating, seamless blend of West Virginia oral history, traditional music, songs and folklore.
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Switchbacks and Wagon Tracks: Building the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike
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ASIN: B00006CRUD Release Date: 2002-02-02 |
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The rugged mountains of western Virginia were settled by hearty souls whose lives were very different from those on the large plantations of eastern Virginia. Transportation was difficult but essential. Improved roads to bring in supplies and to export goods to market were the lifeblood of these frontier communities. The political and logistical difficulties that had to be overcome to build the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike illustrated many of the challenges and difficulties of mountain life and set the stage for the bloody conflict to come in the American Civil War. The story of building the Turnpike, along with the railroads in its wake, shows how vital such transportation arteries were to the life and growth of western Virginia.You are invited to witness the evolution of animal and Indian trails into the region's premier highway linking western Virginia from the Shenandoah Valley to the Ohio River. Listen to the tales of early transportation, trade, and migration across the Allegheny Mountains in this gripping audio history from the Voices of the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike.
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