History of Old National Road

Take a journey on the historic road that runs through Middletown, Frederick, and over 25 other Maryland towns. Bob Savitt from the Middletown Valley Historical Society recounts the National Road’s colorful history includes trips by Andrew Jackson, Lafayette, and Harry Truman (driving his own car!), the construction of America’s first macadam roadway, and amusing encounters along its winding, hilly path. Often called “The Main Street of America,” the road opened the west to many of our country’s early pioneers.