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Inscription. (Text on Front of Marker): Alexandria-Leesburg Pike, chartered in 1813, was completed after 1838. An 1862 map shows a house and tollgate on four acres bought by John Williams in 1857 (Part of 1837 24.5-acre Kidwell grant). An older tollhouse is suspected but tolls may have been collected at Joseph Birch's smithy across the turnpike. Gate was just west of private wagon road (Cherry St.) used by some to evade toll. Pike was important route to move agricultural products & goods but role diminished after the 1859 arrival of the railroad. Turnpike bought by Fairfax County for $300 in 1872; Tollhouse sold in 1879.

This marker is included in the Virginia, City of Falls Church marker series.

www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?MarkerID=2845
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Turnpike Tollgate (City of Falls Church marker series)

Author Cliff from Arlington, Virginia, USA
Camera location38° 52′ 44.32″ N, 77° 09′ 57.35″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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