This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: tgkohn Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kansas.counties.dickinson/487/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I'm looking for names and locations of wayhouses that were in business around 1880. I hope to find guest registers that may include my ancestors the John Robert OHNSAT family, who travelled the National Road by Conestoga wagon from Pittsburgh PA to Pittsburgh KS around 1882. I know that the National Road actually ended in Vandalia IL, and that National Road travel was eclipsed by the railway system, beginning as early as the 1860s. However, a family anecdote claims the family took the National Road, and even one register entry would help prove the anecdote's truth. Thus, what was a main throughfare from St. Louis to Kansas City may have had a different local name, though its function was as a continuation of the National Road. I welcome replies that include information about - Still-extant remnants of the National Road - Wayhouses in the county - Rail development in the county - County historical societies or museums that may hold such information Thanks, Thomas Kohn [email protected] (Direct replies encouraged) Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.