Tollgate on the Nashville Road, ca. 1900. During much of the nineteenth century Kentucky highways were privately owned toll roads. Owners typically built tollgates and tollhouses every five miles. Miss Lucy Tanksley and sister operated the tollgate pictured here. Home l Early History l Agriculture l Business l Industry l Education l Health and Medicine l Recreation l Religion l Transportation l War l Timeline l Map l Sponsors   Updated December 15, 2000 Created by Donna Parker with contribution from Sandy Staebell, Laura Harper Lee, Lynne Ferguson and Jon Kay. Send comments to KyMus@wku.edu Copyright 1999, 2000, 2001 Western Kentucky University All rights reserved. URL: http://www.wku.edu/Library/onlinexh/rrr1/Pages/Secpages/tr_tollgate.html