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  1. For printing. The Both–Dublin Post Office extension of the London–Holy head, turnpike ,engineered by Thomas Tel ford had mileposts in English miles. Although legally
  2. Units on Henry House Hill. At 8 p. m., he ordered a general withdrawal on the, turnpike ,to Centreville. Unlike the calamitous retreat at the First Battle of Bull Run
  3. The road east of Wheeling was turned over to the states for operation as a, turnpike , It came to be known as the National Pike, a name also applied to the Baltimore
  4. Confederates were retreating, sent the division of John P. Hatch west on the, turnpike ,to pursue. Hood and Hatch collided briefly at the Grove ton crossroads, but the
  5. Centuries, Albany saw development of the turnpike and by 1815,Albany was the, turnpike ,center of the state. The development of Simeon De Witt's guided block system
  6. Calming measure. The primary route into D. C. is Georgia Avenue, the main, turnpike ,through downtown Silver Spring, and Blair Road, a two-lane road (formerly part
  7. Used to denote any public way used for travel, whether major highway, freeway, turnpike , street, lane,alley, pathway,dirt track, footpaths,and trails, and navigable
  8. That almost every main road in England and Wales was the responsibility of some, turnpike ,trust. New engineered roads were built by John Met calf, Thomas Tel ford and John
  9. To counterattack, allowing Porter to stabilize the situation north of the, turnpike , Concerned about Porter's situation, however,Irvin McDowell ordered Reynolds
  10. Reading was to become famous. Reading's trade benefited from better designed, turnpike ,roads which helped it establish its location on the major coaching routes from
  11. Its first edition. Date unknown * English Parliament establishes the first, turnpike ,trusts which place a length of road under the control of trustees drawn from
  12. Boundaries of these were never defined precisely. Until the establishment of a, turnpike ,road through the moor (the present A30) in the 1770s the size of the moorland
  13. By thousands of local parishes, but from the 1720s (and occasionally earlier), turnpike , trusts were set up to charge tolls and maintain some roads. Increasing numbers
  14. The Industrial Revolution improved Britain's transport infrastructure with a, turnpike ,road network, a canal and waterway network, and a railway network. Raw
  15. Munster, Ball,Cohen, Myers,Stern and Williams appeared in court for the, turnpike ,trial. Munster became involved in Shakur's trials in 1975,when contacted by
  16. F. Reynolds indicated that the Confederates were in great strength south of the, turnpike , Fitz John Porter arrived later with similar intelligence. However, Heintzelman
  17. Their line at the edge of the woods. Doubleday's regiments retired to the, turnpike ,in an orderly fashion. The fight was essentially a stalemate, but at a heavy
  18. Most often used in Australia. In the U. S. and Canada the terms" triples," ", turnpike ,doubles" and" Rocky Mountain doubles" are commonly used for longer
  19. To remark that" a tortoise could out gallop us! " From around 1815 onwards, turnpike ,roads both increased in length and improved in quality. An example is the Snake
  20. Own trial or give a statement to the police. The driver traveling north on the, turnpike ,testified that he had seen a State Trooper struggling with a Black man between
  21. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Albany saw development of the, turnpike ,and by 1815,Albany was the turnpike center of the state. The development of
  22. Out of Albany, cutting through the city at unexpected angles. The advent of the, turnpike , in conjunction with canal and railroad systems, made Albany the hub of
  23. Plank Road. Built in the early 19th century, it had been used as an inn on the, turnpike ,for many years, but now served as a home for the Frances Chancellor family. (
  24. Dates from 1608 and has an adjacent toll-shelter. Although the introduction of, turnpike ,roads (toll roads) from 1731 reduced journey times, the journey from
  25. The attack coincided with Pope's ordered withdrawal of units north of the, turnpike ,to assist in the Henry House Hill defense and the Confederates were able to
  26. Aided by the greatly enhanced access provided by the construction of the first, turnpike ,roads over the moor: the road between Ashburn and Two Bridges opened in
  27. Road under the control of trustees drawn from local landowners and traders. The, turnpike ,trusts borrow capital for road maintenance against the security of tolls and
  28. Look out for and protect his left flank. " The Union defenders south of the, turnpike ,consisted of only two brigades, commanded by Cols. Nathaniel C. McLean (
  29. There were plans to develop a" Front Range Toll Road ", a privately-owned, turnpike , which would begin south of Pueblo and end around Fort Collins. This toll road
  30. S position. Porter's corps was actually not in position to pursue west on the, turnpike , but was in the woods north of the turnpike near Grove ton. It took about two
  31. To Frederick. A small settlement grew around a store and dollhouse along the, turnpike , By 1862,the community was known as" Darcy's Store" after the owner of a
  32. To Jackson's right. Brig. Gen. John Bell Hood's division straddled the, turnpike , loosely connected with Jackson's right flank. To Hood's right were the
  33. E. Rodes and Raleigh E. Cols ton—stretching almost a mile on either side of the, turnpike , separated by 200 yards, followed by a partial line with the arriving division
  34. Its roadway, often including the name of one of both of the termini. The word, turnpike ,came into common use in the names of these roadways and companies, and is
  35. In 1846,County Highway Boards were established in south Wales, to buy out the, turnpike ,trusts and take over their functions. In 1878 all roads that had ceased to be
  36. Orders from Lee to support Longstreet, launched an attack north of the, turnpike ,at 6 p. m., probably as soon as his exhausted forces could be mustered.
  37. Loads. A toll road in the United States is often called a turnpike . The term, turnpike ,probably originated from the gate, often a simple pike, which blocked passage
  38. The Seneca Turnpike Company. With $100,000 he initiated the construction of a, turnpike ,road (a toll road) on the old state road between Utica and Canandaigua. The
  39. And 10 % state match, giving little incentive for states to expand their, turnpike ,system. Funding rules initially restricted collections of tolls on newly funded
  40. Back the attack. Reynolds was ordered to conduct a spoiling attack south of the, turnpike ,and encountered Longstreet's men, causing him to call off his demonstration.
  41. Decision of the day because it left only 2,200 Union troops south of the, turnpike , where they would soon face ten times their number of Confederates. Lee and
  42. In position to pursue west on the turnpike , but was in the woods north of the, turnpike ,near Grove ton. It took about two hours for the 10,000 men to organize
  43. For Porter's corps, supported by Hatch and Reynolds, to advance west along the, turnpike , At the same time, Ricketts,Kearny, and Hooker were to advance on the Union
  44. Were deemed as 'main roads' by the Highways and Locomotives Act of 1878. The, turnpike ,system was eventually abolished by the Local Government Act 1888 and the roads
  45. To improve, and the influence of London to increase, with the development of, turnpike ,roads and a stagecoach system. A far more profound transformation followed with
  46. Of his division commanders. The lead division, on the left, closest to the, turnpike , was John Bell Hood's Texans, supported by Brig. Gen. Nathan G." Shanks "
  47. Short-term positive improvement can have long-term negative impacts. Take the ", turnpike ," example. A highway is widened to allow more traffic. More traffic capacity
  48. Mining first came into prominence in the West Riding of Yorkshire. Canals and, turnpike ,roads were introduced in the late 18th century. In the following century the
  49. Street) to North Wales,A6 to North West England and the A41 (Sparrows Herne, turnpike ,) to the Midlands and now the M1,M11,A1 (M) and the M25. Principal rail
  50. To haul heavier loads. A toll road in the United States is often called a, turnpike , The term turnpike probably originated from the gate, often a simple pike

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