Gateway to the West Study Guide

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