Historic National Road - Maryland
Places to Visit
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The Barbara Fritchie House preserves the personal effects and memory of Barbara Fritchie, the 95-year-old Civil-War-era patriot and star of John Greenleaf Whittier's poem about Stonewall Jackson's march through Frederick, Maryland.
Location: 154 W. Patrick St.
Frederick, MD 21701 -
Historic homes, commercial buildings, bridges, spring houses, and farmsteads all contribute to a bucolic landscape character which has been targeted for protection by the State of Maryland's Rural Legacy Areas program in this area.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: The mountains start about 5 miles along the Byway.
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B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore City (MD)
To learn more about the era of railroad travel,visit the B&O Railroad Museum in Baltimore.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located on the south end of the Byway.
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Casselman River Bridge State Park (MD)
The Casselman River Bridge is located east of Grantsville, in an area known as "Little Crossings."
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located about 25 miles from the start of the Byway.
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Designated as one of America's "Dozen Distinct Destinations" by the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2002, thousands flock to Frederick's 50-block historic district every week to take in its breathtaking 18th- and 19th-century architecture.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located about 14 miles from the beginning of the Byway.
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Clarysville Bridge and Alignment (MD)
Road and bridge buffs will enjoy tracing the many old alignments and discovering original bridges that were bypassed by later alignments as the road was straightened to accommodate faster vehicles.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: This bridge is located about 10 miles from the beginning of the Byway.
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In between the hamlet of Wilson and the town of Clear Spring, many farmsteads dating from the mid-19th and early 20ths century are visible from the Byway.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at Wilson.
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The site of Mile 0 (the origin point) of the National Road is located in Cumberland near George Washington's headquarters in Riverside Park. Cumberland was chosen by Congress in 1806 as a natural starting point for the National Road for several reasons.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located at the beginning of the Byway.
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Cumberland C&O Canal National Historical Park Visitor Center (MD)
The C&O Canal was built alongside the Potomac River between 1828 and 1850. In 1971, it became a National Historic Park.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located near the beginning of the Byway.
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John, Joseph, and Andrew Ellicott, three brothers, established Ellicott's Mills in 1772 along the swiftly flowing Patapsco River.
Distance from byway: On the byway Directions: Located about 8 miles from the beginning of the Byway.
