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| | Newspaper online, Chronicle Newspapers, The Chronicle, The Fairfax Chronicle, The South County Chronicle, Virginia, ... |
 | | With roots that predate the United States Constitution, the Turnpike is one of the oldest of its kind in America. |
 | | This venture's failure led to the formation on January 28, 1802, of the Little River Turnpike Company, with a president, four directors and a charter to sell 200 shares of stock for $100 each. |
 | | The 34-mile Turnpike, which ran from the intersection of Duke Street and Diagonal Road in Alexandria (near the George Washington Masonic National Memorial) to the point in Aldie, Virginia, where the Little River crosses present day Route 50, was completed on January 11, 1812, at a construction cost of $6,292 per mile. |
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