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Rolling Roads and Turnpikes

Northern Virginia Roads to the Civil War

2021-05-11 00:00:00 2021-05-11 23:59:00 America/New_York Rolling Roads and Turnpikes Virtual -

Tuesday, May 11
All day

Add to Calendar 2021-05-11 00:00:00 2021-05-11 23:59:00 America/New_York Rolling Roads and Turnpikes A short video describing the development of Northern Virginia's road network. Virtual -

A short video describing the development of Northern Virginia's road network.

An unavoidable aspect of life in Northern Virginia is commuting, but 21st century drivers may be surprised to learn how much of their current commute follows routes which would have been familiar to residents two hundred years ago. In this prerecorded video, RELIC librarian Kirk Johnson will describe how the road network in the region evolved from the early colonial period to the Civil War--and how your daily commute is still shaped by that network.

Click here to watch on YouTube.

AGE GROUP: | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Genealogy and Local History |

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The is a prerecorded video.