Talk:Baltimore Pike

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[edit] 1847 map

1847 map (Sidney, J.C.; Smith, Robert P. - Map Of The Circuit Ten Miles Around The City Of Philadelphia - Philadelphia: Robert P. Smith) from davidrumsey.com shows the "Chadsford Turnpike" (Chadsford is now Chadds Ford) beginning at Baltimore Avenue and Woodland Avenue ("Darby Road").

Baltimore and Jerusalem Turnpike, Baltimore to near intersection of Jerusalem Road and Old Joppa Road - interesting article

Conowingo Bridge

Harford Turnpike was Conowingo to Bel Air (as opposed to the Baltimore and Harford Turnpike) [1] - may not have been built

Conowingo Turnpike was Conowingo towards Philly [2] - again may not have been built

"Draft of a State road, beginning in the road leading from the City of Philadelphia, to Chadd's ford in Nether Providence township, Delaware County, Pa., thence by Chadd's ford and New London Cross roads towards the City of Baltimore to the Maryland State Line. December 30th 1836. Received and filed in the Secretary's Office,"[3]

Check out 162 and 273 on [4] SPUI (T - C) 20:30, 30 May 2006 (UTC)