Garden City and surrounding neighborhoods

History must be remembered, celebrated, honored

Garden City on periphery of Natonal Road communities

While Garden City isn't ON the National Road (we have our own nice highway, thank you very much) we as a community have come to the rescue to protect and promote it as neighbors are supposed to do.

Washington conceives but Jefferson delivers

The Historic National Road, our nation’s first federally funded interstate highway, connected the eastern seaboard in Maryland to the western interior in Illinois. Conceived by George Washington, it became a reality in 1806 when Congress passed legislation during Thomas Jefferson’s administration.

The National Road Through Indiana ...and 200th Anniversary

The road reached Indiana in 1827, and the 156-mile stretch across the state from Richmond to Terre Haute was completed in 1834. Even though the federal government did nothing more than clear a dirt path with trees cut just low enough for Conestoga wagons to clear, the National Road still brought thousands of travelers to Indiana every year. In the 175 years that have followed, the road has been through many phases of construction and reconstruction, railroads were built, automobiles were invented and I-70 was constructed. Through it all, the National Road has remained one of Indiana’s Main Streets and primary transportation corridors.
The above was cut and pasted from the INRA website.
2006 marks the Road's 200th anniversary and many activities and events will celebrate this fact. Join us for as many as possible as we endeavor to save our segment between Tibbs and I-465 this year and into the future.

Email us
info@indiananationalroad.org