A turnpike is a toll road. Good roads were few in the late 18th century and this petition by Caleb Alvord (1751-1819) sought to improve that. He devised and had printed a subscription form to solicit investors so that a road could be built between the Massachusetts towns of Leominster and Greenfield. He then petitioned the General Court (Massachusetts legislature) to incorporate a company to create the road.
Alvord, Caleb. Turnpike Road. 1798. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l00-062/. Accessed on December 22, 2024.
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