Thanks to all who answered my inquiry about the toll gates on the old Rockingham Turnpike. I though someone might be interested in the answers. I received information about certain toll gates but as it turns out there may been many gates. I received this from Linda: In 1834, the Valley Turnpike Company was incorporated;  this included the road from Staunton to Winchester.  Stock was sold at $25 per share.  The road was to be maintained by charging a toll of one cent per mile afor pleasure vehicles and prorated for stock and wagons.  Tollgates were spaced every five miles.  A pole was placed across the road about three feet from the ground.  A tall wooded box filled with rocks was placed at one end for this pole to rest on.  A forked post was implanted in the ground with the pole bolted to it.  A rope was tied to the small end of the pole, so the gate keeper could pull it down and fasten it to a hasp in a post at the opposite end.  The definition for this device is a "turnpike";  thus the road received the same name.  Gatekeepers were paid $10 per month and house rent-free.................(pp.18-19, The Heartland, by Nancy B. Hess). Thanks, Robert