Chapter LXXII. to alter and establish certain post-roads
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Chap. LXXII.— An Act to alter and establish certain post-roads. March 3, 1819. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, That the following post-roads Post-roads discontinued. be, and the same are hereby, discontinued, that is to say: From Brunswick, by Topsham, to Starbird’s corner, in Bowdoin, in Maine. From Plymouth, by Carver and Plympton, to Middleborough, and from Medford to Reading, in Massachusetts.
From Worthington to Urbana, in Ohio. From Hagerstown, in Maryland, to M‘Connelstown, in Pennsylvania. From Currituck Courthouse to Knott’s Island, in North Carolina. 504 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 72. 1819. Post-roads established. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the following be established post-roads, that is to say: New Hampshire. *In New Hampshire.—*From Sanborntown bridge, through Gilmanton; by the house of judge Badger, and New Durham bridge, to the post-office in Farmington.
From Boston, in Massachusetts, on the Medford, Andover, and Londonderry turnpike roads, and over Isle of Hookset bridge, to Concord, in New Hampshire. From Bartlett, in New Hampshire, to Fryeburg, in Maine. From Warner, by Sutton and New London, to Stickney’s inn, in Springfield. From Washington, by Leinster and Unity, to Claremont. From Concord, in Rockingham county, by Loudon, Pittsfield, Gilmonton iron works, Alton, and Wolfsborough, to Tuftonborough. From Franconia, by Littleton village, to Littleton bridge.
Vermont. *In Vermont.—*That the post-road from Danville to Lancaster, pass by Littleton bridge. From Barnet, by Waterford village, at Mann’s store, to Concord. From Jamaica, by Winhall, to Manchester. From Richford to Berkshire, in the county of Franklin. Maine. *In Maine.—*From Freeport, by Little river village, in Lisbon, to Starbird’s corner, in Bowdoin. That the post-road from Parsonsfield to Effingham, pass by Porter bridge. That the post-road from Portland to Fryeburg, pass by Bridgetown and Denmark.
Massachusetts. *In Massachusetts.—*From the south parish of Bridge water, by the Four Corners, in Middleborough, to New Bedford. From Williamstown to Hancock. From the house of Thomas B. Harrub, in Plympton, by Carver, to Wareham. From Worcester, by West Boylston, Westminster, and Gardner, to Templeton. From Falley’s cross roads, in Chester, by Norwich and Westhampton, to Northampton. From Concord, by Havard, Shirley, Lunenburg, Fitchburg, and Ashburnham, to Winchendon. From Worcester, by West Boylston, Princeton, Westminster and Gardner, to Templeton.
From the head of Accushnet river, to the village of Fairhaven. Connecticut. *In Connecticut.—*From Winstead, by Colebrook central meeting house, Sandisfield and Otis west meeting house, and Tyringham, to Stockbridge, in Massachusetts. From Colchester, by Hebron, Andover, and Coventry, to Tolland. From Lebanon, by Windham and Hampton, to Woodstock. From Litchfield, by Goshen, East street , to Norfolk. New York. *In New York.—*From Albany, by Spencertown, to Sheffield, in Massachusetts.
From Troy, on the Hoosick road, by Brunswick, Grafton, and Petersburg, to Williamstown, in Massachusetts. From the city of Schenectady to Utica, on the south side of the Mohawk river. From Cherry valley, by Long Patent, Westford, and Decatur, to Worcester. From Great Bend, Pa. by Harmony and Windsor, to Deposit. From Troy, by Brunswick and Greenbush, to Sand Lake. From Cambridge, by Hoosick, Petersburg, Berlin, and Stephentown, to Lebanon. From Waterford, by Orange, to Ballston. 505 From Pine Plains, on the Ulster and Delaware turnpike, to North Post-roads established.Amenia.
From Waterloo to Port Glasgow, by Clyde village, town of Galen. From the village of Peekskill, by Crumpond, to Somerstown, in the county of West Chester. From South Nunda, by M’Clure’s, to Ellicottville, in the county of Cataraugus. *In New Jersey.—*From Newtown, in Sussex county , by Stillwater, New JerseyMarksborough, Butt’s bridge, to Columbia glass manufactory, on the Delaware river. From Baskenridge, by Liberty Corner, to Doughty’s mills, in Morris county. From the city of New York, across Staten Island, by the Richmond and Woodbridge turnpike roads, to New Brunswick. *In Pennsylvania.—*From Fannetsburg, in Franklin county, by Mifflintown, Pennsylvania.M’Allisterstown, and Stroupstown, to Selinsgrove.
From New Bedford to New Castle. That the mail from Chambersburg to Huntington, return by Trough Creek, Three Springs Valley, and Fort Littleton, to the Burnt Cabins. From Allentown, by M’Leansburg, Orwigsburg, and Hamburg, to Cootstown. That the mail from Washington to New Lisbon, pass on from Bricelands, by Manchester, and from thence by Hookstown, Georgetown, and Little Beaver Bridge. From the Yellow Springs, in Huntingdon county, by Williamsburg and Martinsburg, to Bloody Run.
That the post-road from Womelsdorf to Sunbury, pass by Gratz. From Easton, by the Wind Gap, Hamilton, Pocono, Sterling, Salem, Canaan, and Mount Republic, to Mount Pleasant. From Mount Republic to the Courthouse in Bethany. From Halifax, in Dauphin county, to Sunbury, in Northumberland county, on the east side of the Susquehannah river. From Greensburg, by Salem cross roads, Crawford’s mills, Freeport, Kittaning Courthouse, Woodward’s mills, Indiana Courthouse, Conomaugh salt works and New Alexandria, to Greensburg.
From Chester, in Delaware county, by Newtown, Spread Eagle, and King of Prussia, to Norristown, in Montgomery. From Philadelphia, by Merion, Mill Creek, Gulf Mills, Lowry, Elliott’s and Mason’s Tavern, to Kimberton. *In Maryland.—*From Hancock to Bath, in Berkley county in Virginia. Maryland. From Port Tobacco, by Bryantown, to Benedict. That the mail pass on the turnpike road between Hagerstown and Cumberland. From Bladensburg to Magruder’s tavern, in Maryland. From Fredericksburg, by Cartersville, Cumberland c. h., Prince Edward c. h., Charlotte c. h., and Halifax c. h., in Virginia, by Milton, Salisbury, and Charlotte, in North Carolina, by York c. h., Pinckneyville, Union c. h., Lawrence c. h., and Abbeville c. h., in South Carolina; and by Petersburg, Washington, Powelton, and Sparta, to Milledgeville, in Georgia. *In Virginia.*—From Bowling Green, in Carolina county, by Golansville, Virginia.to Oxford.
That the post-road called the Three Notched Road, from Richmond to Milton, shall pass by Price’s store, N. J. Poindexter & Co’s, store, and Dobb’s store. From Morgantown, by Barnes’ mills, and Shinston, to Clarksburg. From Moorfield’s, by Smith’s, and the German settlement, to Kingwood. From Preston to Howell’s mill, on the Little Kenhawa. 506 Post-roads established. From Petersburg, by Moody’s, Bevil’s bridge, Amelia Courthouse, Painesville, and Jameston, to Farmville, in the county of Prince Edward.
From York to Warwick. From Kempsville to London bridge. From Great bridge, by Blackwater, to Knott’s island , North Carolina. From Lewisburg, by Nicholas Courthouse, to Charleston, in Kenhawa county. From Perkinsonville, in Amelia county, by Jenning’s ordinary, in Nottoway, Miller’s tavern, and Moore’s ordinary, in Prince Edward county, and Key’s tavern, in Charlotte county, to Charlotte Courthouse. From Hanover Courthouse to Taylorsville, in the county of Hanover. From Lynchburg to the store of Richard Davis, in Bedford county.
North Carolina. *In North Carolina.—*From Rutherfordton, by Mumford’s Cove, and Harmonville, to Mackeysville, in Burk county. From Lumberton, by Philadelphus, M’Phaulsville, Montpelier, M’Eachin’s bridge, Cowper Hill, Stewartsville, Queensdale, and Alfordsville, to Lumberton. From Haywood Courthouse, at Waynesville, to Houghstonsville, in South Carolina. From Newbern, by Tilman’s mill, to Bay river. From Tarboro’ to Williamstown. From Louisburg, by Haysville and Healthseat, to Oxford.
From Ashville, North Carolina, to Pendleton Courthouse, in South Carolina. From Knott’s island, by Kempsville, to Norfolk, in Virginia. From Statesville, by Campbell’s Grove, to Morgantown. From Salem, North Carolina, by Perkins, Good Spur, and Poplar Camp, to Wythe Courthouse, Virginia. From Oxford, in Granville county, to Louisburg, in the county of Franklin. From Chapel Hill, in Orange county, to Lexington, in the county of Rowan. South Carolina. *In South Carolina.—*From Parker’s Ferry, by Walterboro’, to Barnwell Courthouse.
From Columbia, by Lexington, Edgefield, Newbury, and Laurens, to Greenville Courthouse. From Adam Eifert’s, by Mount Willing, R. Coleman’s, William Wilson’s, Charles Chappel’s, on Saluda river, J. Cook’s store, and H. Gray’s, to Greenville. From John Thompson’s, junr., in Marion District, by Richard Howard’s, to Godfrey’s Ferry, on Big Pee-Dee river. From York Courthouse by Fullenwider’s store, at Gordan’s Old Place, to Lincolnton, in North Carolina; and from thence to Morganton.
Georgia. *In Georgia.—*From Milledgeville, by Bollin’s ferry, Devereaux, Baxter’s bridge, and Greensboro’, to Athens. From Fort Hawkins, by Clinton and Monticello, to Madison. Ohio. *In Ohio.—*From Dresden, by Washington cross roads, West Bedford, and Darling’s, to Mansfield. From Berkshire, by Delaware, to Urbana. From Ravenna, by Rootstown, and Randolph, to Canton. From Newark to Mount Vernon. From Urbana to the county seat in Logan county. From Columbus, by Urbana, and Piqua, to Greenville.
From Troy, by Piqua, St. Mary’s, Fort Wayne, and Fort Defiance, to Fort Meigs. From Zanesville, by Plainfield, to White Eyes Plains, on the east side of the Muskingum. 507 From Wellsburg, Va., by Philipsburg and Smithfield, to Cadiz. Post-roads established. From New Lexington to Greenville. From Coshocton, by Mechanicstown and Millersburg, to Wooster. From Piqua to Hardin, in Shelby county. From Hamilton, by Oxford, Dover, Eaton, and New Paris, to Greenville. From Cadiz to Rumby. *In Kentucky.—*From Catletsburg, by the mouth of Blaine creek, and Kentucky.the mouth of Louisa, Fork of Sandy, to Floyd Courthouse.
From Lexington, by the way of the Burnt Tavern, to Lancaster. From Princeton, by Bellsford, to Madisonville. From Falmouth to Neville, in Ohio. From Millersburg, by Ruddle’s Mill, to Cynthiana. From Louisville, by Mount Vernon, Fairfield, and Bloomfield, to Springfield. From Greensburg, by Monroesville, to Glasgow. From Newburg, by Ewingsville and Trenton, to Port Royal, in Tennessee. From Trenton, in Christian county, to Clarkesville. That the mail from Glasgow to Berksville shall pass by Martinsburg.
From Tompkinsville, by Martinsburg, to Burksville. *In Tennessee.—*From Clinton, by Morgan Courthouse, to Burkesville, Tennessee.in Kentucky. From Columbia, in Maury county, to Waynesboro’, in Wayne county. From the Boat Yard, by Embree’s iron works, to Jonesborough. *In Indiana.—*From Princeton, by Columbia, Petersburg, and the seat Indiana.of justice in Dubois county, to Paoli. From Vincennes, by Palestine, to York, in Illinois. From Lexington to Vernon. From Jeffersonville, by Greenville, Fredericksburg, Paoli, and Washington, to Vincennes.
From Vincennes, by Carlisle and Belville, in Illinois, to St. Louis, in the Missouri territory. From Jacksonborough, in the county of Wayne, to the county seat for Randolph county. From Lawrenceburg, in Indiana, to Petersburg and Burlington, in Kentucky. From Brookville to Vernon; thence, by Brownstown and Salem, to Geneva. From Corydon, by Mount Sterling, Portersville, Petersburg, and Columbia, to Princeton. From Elizabeth, Hardin county, Kentucky, by Fredonia, and Mount Sterling, to Paoli, in Indiana. *In Illinois.—*From Edwardsville, by Alton, to St.
Charles, in the Illinois.Missouri territory; and from Edwardsville, by Ripley, to Perrysville. That the post-road from Vincennes to Shawneetown, pass by the English Prairie, or section No. 10, of township No. 2, range 10, east. From Vincennes, by Palestine, to York, in Illinois. *In Mississippi.—*From Winchester, by Green Courthouse, Fords on Mississippi.Pearl River, Marion Courthouse, Holmesville, and Liberty, to Woodville. From Port Gibson, by Franklin Courthouse and Liberty, to Madisonville, in the state of Louisiana. *In the Missouri Territory.—*From St.
Charles, by Clark’s Fort, Stouts’ Missouri Territory.Fort, Lincoln Courthouse, and Clarksville, to Louisiana, at the mouth of Salt River, in Pike county. From St. Charles, by Montgomery Courthouse, to Howard Courthouse. 508 FIFTEENTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 73. 1819. Post-roads established. From St. Louis, by Franklin Courthouse, Cooper Courthouse, to Howard Courthouse. From Cadron, by Pulaski Courthouse, Little Rock, Clark Courthouse and Hempstead Courthouse, to Washita Courthouse, in Louisiana.
From Franklin Courthouse to Montgomery Courthouse. From St. Michael, by the seat of justice in Wayne county, to Hix’s Ferry. From Jackson to the seat of justice in Wayne county. From St. Louis, by Belle Fontain, and Portage de Sioux, to the seat of justice in Lincoln county. From Potosi, by Belleview, to Murphy’s Settlement. Alabama Territory. *In the Alabama Territory.—*From Huntsville, to Moorsville, in Limestone county. From Cahaba to St. Stephens. From Burnt Corn Spring, Monroe county, by Blakely, to Mobile in Mobile county.
From Cahaba to Tuskaloosa. From Huntsville, in Alabama territory, by Shelbyville and Fayetteville, to Murfreesborough in Tennessee. The military road from Huntsville to Madisonville to be established a post-road. Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted*, That the military road commenced by the troops of the United States, under the command of General Jackson, and leading from Huntsville, in the Alabama territory, to Madisonville, in the state of Louisiana, be established a post-route when the same shall be completed.
Approved, March 3, 1819.