World's First Brick-Paved Road, world record in Charleston, West Virginia

World's First Brick-Paved Road, world record in Charleston, West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia, United States--Mordecai Levi, a Charlestonian, constructed a brick road on Summers Street in Charleston, West Virginia, between Virginia Street and Kanawha Street in 1870 with financial backing from Dr. John Hale; by 1873, the whole block had been paved, setting the world record for being the World's...

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