# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Speaker Series - Celebrating America's First Interstate Highway - The National Road w/Wes Baker
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: America250's April theme is Transportation. In keeping with that, it is appropriate for us to look at what has been called "America's First Interstate" -- the National Road, which was built through the middle of Clark County following what is now U.S. 40. 

Wes Baker, will provide an overview of the history of the Road with a special focus on the Clark County route, how Springfield became known as "The Town at the End of the Pike," and stories of largely forgotten sites along the way.

Register at: https://cutt.ly/nrbaker
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/speaker-series-celebrating-americas-first-interstate-highway-the-national-road-w-wes-baker/200029920752923
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Springfield
- **state**: OH
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 117 S Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH, United States, Ohio 45502
- **lat**: 39.92284
- **long**: -83.81064
- **full address**: 117 S Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH, United States, Ohio 45502

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Speaker Series - Celebrating America's First Interstate Highway - The National Road w/Wes Baker being held?
  - **A:** Speaker Series - Celebrating America's First Interstate Highway - The National Road w/Wes Baker takes place on Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Thu, 16 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm at 117 S Fountain Ave, Springfield, OH, United States, Ohio 45502.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Speaker Series - Celebrating America's First Interstate Highway - The National Road w/Wes Baker?
  - **A:** Speaker Series - Celebrating America's First Interstate Highway - The National Road w/Wes Baker is organized by Clark County Historical Society at the Heritage Center.

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