Addison(formerly Petersburgh), is one of my favorite National Road towns. Located in southwest Pennsylvania, just a couple miles north of the Maryland border, it was completely bypassed by Route 40, leaving the town and a bit of the rural area around it less changed than they would have been. All in all, it is two miles of beautiful road, which include a tollhouse, a watering trough, some farmland, and a strip of historic houses. It's an easy turn off Route 40, but at the same time, it's easy enough to miss.
This is the west end of Addison - the historic National Road is the fork to the right.
Farmland, with Route 40 running through it, as seen from the Historic National Road.
This watering trough, for horses, sits toward the west end of the old alignment.
Just a nice older house.
Note the early guard rail on the right side of the road.
The toll house.
The toll house - a detail.
The war memorial.
The town.
The edge of town.
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