Zanesville

1. John Carnahen Stone Bridge

2. Headley Inn, Smith House "Cliff Rock House" ca, 1833-35

3. Nitey-Nite Motel and Sycamore Motel

4. Spring Box

5. Reciprocity Bridge

Zanesville to Columbus map
Map of Ohio showing the route of the National Road with the area between Zanesville and Columbus designated

Mount Sterling

6. Tavener-Sears Tavern

Gratiot (Licking County)

7. Stone Bridge

Amsterdam

11. Indian Mound

Luray

Home of the 1936 National and State Corn Husking Contest.

Reynoldsburg (Franklin County)

Named for James Reynolds, an early settler.

For more information on these points of interest, please contact the Ohio Historical Society at 614-298-2000 or at www.ohiohistory.org to request a copy of A Traveler's Guide to the Historic National Road in Ohio.

Bexley

The east edge of the Capital University campus is located on Drexel Avenue in Bexley.

Brownsville Vicinity

8. Eagle Nest Monument

9. Terminal Moraine

10. Licking County Pike Towns

Jacksontown

12. National Road Railroad Station

Hebron

Site of the intersection of the Ohio & Erie Canals and the National Road.

Kirkersville

13. Shamrock Motel

Etna

Almost the site of the Licking County Courthouse, but got a nice park instead.

Whitehall

A concentrated area of 1950s and 1960s style motels.

Columbus

14. 1900 East Broad Street

15. Franklin Park Conservatory

16. Old Governor's Mansion

17. Original Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers

Franklinton

22. Central High School (COSI)

23. Toledo and Ohio Central (T&OC) Railroad Station

24. Oberdoer House, 1807

18. Ohio State House/Ohio State Capital

19. Great Southern Hotel and Theater

20. AIU Citadel (LeVeque Tower)

21. Ohio State Office Building

The Hilltop

25. Camp Chase, Confederate Cemetery

26. 2464 and 2570 West Broad Street

27. 40 Motel

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Franklin County's National Road Brochure [PDF file - 1.3MB]

Zanesville to Columbus