This improvement led to the adoption of a system of free turnpikes in most of the counties in Ohio, constructed by local taxation, so that now Ohio is as well supplied with well- constructed turnpikes and railroads as any state in the Union, and perhaps, as well as many European states.
This statement highlights the improvements in infrastructure in Ohio due to local taxation and the construction of turnpikes and railroads.
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