Gateway to the West Study Guide

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Across
  1. 5. Prevented your boat from leaking.
  2. 6. Where the National Road begins
  3. 8. We built a covered bridge across the back channel of the Ohio River in 1836
  4. 9. Authorized construction of the National Road
  5. 11. I built steam boats and lived in North Wheeling
  6. 12. Made traveling along the National Road difficult during the Winter
  7. 13. I built stone bridges in Ohio County for the National Road
  8. 14. Was once called “silk stocking row”
  9. 15. Where you would socialize in a tavern
  10. 17. We arrived in Wheeling 1803 to pick up our perioge
  11. 18. Along with automobiles, _________ led to an increase in travel on the National Road
  12. 21. A town along the National Road named after a famous Congressman
  13. 22. Made traveling along the National Road difficult during the Summer
Down
  1. 1. Often taken apart once their destination was reached
  2. 2. What type of barn did the Shepherds build on their property
  3. 3. America's first highway
  4. 4. Caused the Wheeling Suspension Bridge to collapse in 1852
  5. 7. I designed the Wheeling Suspension Bridge
  6. 10. Made traveling along the National Road difficult during the Spring
  7. 15. This family feuded with the Shepherds
  8. 16. 2 miles to Wheeling
  9. 19. This led to a decline of travel along the National Road
  10. 20. The National Road originally ended here