Iron County Record | 1937-01-07 | Page 5 | Early U. S. Mail Coaches

I Earl Early U. U S. S Mall Mail On September 3 1800 three commissioners commissioners com com- missioners appointed by President Jefferson to l lay y out the Cumber land or National road rond met met nt at Cumberland Mil to begin their work This was ns the first tell federal project for tor the lire Improvement of t In transportation and cation In n 1818 1918 United States Stites mull man coaches were running over the road to Wheeling then In Virginia VIrginin Eventually Ms lits highway was bunt built westward rd through Ohio Ollin Indiana and Illinois to St St. louts Louis Mb Mo Of It II one writer says It II carried thousands thou sands Bands of ot population mid arid millions of ot wealth Into the West and more than any other material structure In n the land served to 10 It If not to save sarI the Union