Image: Rakeman – First American Macadam Road
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Description: Construction of a macadam road, "Boonsborough Turnpike Road" between Hagerstown and Boonsboro, Maryland, 1823. Inspired by the work of John Loudon McAdam. (Painting by Carl Rakeman – see source link for much more information about the painting.)
Title: Rakeman – First American Macadam Road
Credit: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/rakeman/1823.htm
Author: Carl Rakeman
Permission: This image is a work of a United States Department of Transportation employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image is in the public domain.
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