Non-Boring History

Non-Boring History

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Non-Boring History
Non-Boring History
For Whom the Trains, Tunnels, and Tolls?

For Whom the Trains, Tunnels, and Tolls?

NOTE FROM NON-BORING HOUSE A Little Extra For Nonnies on the Thames Tunnel, a Toll on America's First Superhighway, and More!

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Toll house on US 40 in Maryland
The La Valle Toll House, one of the last two on US 40, which was once the National Road, America's first cross-country road, taking travelers from Washington DC to faraway Indiana. Image: Annette Lai…

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