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History, 04.02.2021 23:00 kenisonpaigebosma

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The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad opened as 13 miles of track in 1830. Horses were used to pull carriages on wheels. Using the track, one horse could pull the same load on the tracks that would take up to 10 horses to pull off the track.

2.
Used to maintain the canal and rarely traveled long distances.

3.
Carried passengers and some offered sleeping quarters. Carried passengers, mail, and small cargo as space allowed.

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Included quarters for the crew, a kitchen, and room for cargo. Was able to carry very heavy loads efficiently.

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a section in a canal that is used to raise boats and water

6.
Is the first highway, authorized by Congress in 1806, that was built entirely with federal funds. The construction of the road began in Cumberland Maryland in 1811. It closely followed the military road that was cut through the wilderness by George Washington and General Braddock in 1754-55. It ended in Vandalia, Illinois in the 1830s.

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Is a type road in which a toll, or a special fee, is charged to use the road. This pays for the cost of building and maintaining the road. At times, these roads crossed private land. The name comes from a spiked barrier used to block access to the road till the toll was paid.

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Is a road in which timber/ logs are placed side-by-side, perpendicular to the direction of the road in areas where the it was swampy, extremely soft, or often very muddy, such as low areas.

9.
a road that has crushed and packed stones/ gravel and clay as a base and, later on, asphalt or tar was added on top. This allowed the road surface to support heavy loads and the crushed stone allowed the water to drain away.

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