First highway tunnels constructed west of Alleghenies. They were built in 1831 by Richard Waugh at personal expense to ease transportation to his flour mills. The tunnels, a mile apart, were removed by the State in 1957.

Marker is on Bethany Pike (West Virginia Route 67) 0.1 miles north of McCord Hill Road (County Route 67/2), on the right when traveling north.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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