That was then (1953).
From chapter 33:
U.S. 40 passes through Vandalia, Illinois, along Gallatin Street, which fittingly bears the name of Jefferson's Secretary of State, sponsor of the original National Road. The final extension of the National Road ended at this spot.
This is now. Vandalia served as Illinois' state capital from 1836 to 1839. The building remains open to the public
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Vandalia, Illinois, is located 70 miles northeast of St. Louis, Missouri. With a current population of 7,458, Vandalia has 2,000 more residents than it did when George R. Stewart drove through the city in the early 1950s.
Photo by Retiring Guy: 1952 Rand McNally Road Atlas (arrow added)
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Chapter 5. Six-Lane Highway. (8/4/2024)
Chapter 6. Bush River. (8/5/2024)
Chapter 7: Baltimore rows. (8/6/2024)
Chapter 8: Ellicott City. (8/7/2024)
Chapter 9. Frederick. (8/8/2024)
Chapter 11. Horrible example. (8/16/2024)
Chapter 12. Mount Prospect. (8/17/2024)
Chapter 13: Ridge and Valley. (8/18/2024)
Chapter 14: The Narrows. (8/19/2024)
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Chapter 16: Mason-Dixon Line. (8/28/2024)
Chapter 17: Fort Necessity (8/29/2024)
Chapter 18: Braddock's Grave, (8/30/2024)
Chapter 19: Toll House. (9/2/2024)
Chapter 20. Coal Mine. (9/5/2024)
Chapter 21: Wheeling. (9/6/2024)
Chapter 22: Cambridge, Ohio. (9/9/2024)
Chapter 23: S-bridge. (9/10/2024)
Chapter 24: Highway and tree. (9/11/2024)
Chapter 25: Mileposts. (9/12/2024)
Chapter 26. Tavern. (9/13/2024)
Chapter 27: Taylorsville Dam. (9/14/2024)
Chapter 28: In full glory. (9/16/2024)
Chapter 29. Farm on the National Road (9/17/2024)
Chapter 30: Victorian Elegance. (9/18/2024)
Chapter 31: Roadside Vendor (9/19/2024)/
Chapter 32: Benjamin Harrison Era. (9/21/2024)
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