Lottery authorized to fund a road from the Pennsylvania state line to the Northwestern Turnpike

The Virginia General Assembly passed an act authorizing a lottery to fund the construction of a road from the Pennsylvania state line to intersect the Northwestern Turnpike at the Tygart's Valley River in Preston County, under the direction of the following commissioners: Harrison Hagans, Benjamin Shaw, John Rodeheaver, Buckner Fairfax, Thomas Magee, Jr., and William B. Zinn.

Preston County

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