Carthage in Moore County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Plank Road
Photographed by Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore, November 24, 2016
1. Plank Road Marker
Fayetteville and Western Plank Road
North Carolina History Project website entry
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This street is the route of Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54.
Erected 1948 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number K-26.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1849.
Location. 35° 20.715′ N, 79° 24.97′ W. Marker is in Carthage, North Carolina, in Moore County. It is at the intersection of Monroe Street (State Highway 24/27) and North McNeill Street (State Highway 22), on the right when traveling west on Monroe Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 109 Monroe St, Carthage NC 28327, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Andrew Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Flying for France (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Honor of James Rogers McConnell (about 400 feet away); Buggy Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); James McConnell (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carthage Methodist Cemetery
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Regarding Plank Road. The Fayetteville-Western Road extended 129 miles from Fayetteville to High Point and from their to Salem with side courses that passed through Spout Springs and Gulf, and also a route that ran from Cameron to Carthage to Asheboro.
The plank road movement in North Carolina came to success in the late 1840's. 1842, Governor John Motley Morehead had suggested the construction of a road giving transportation from Fayetteville to western North Carolina. In 1848, Governor William A. Graham argued that our state had a disadvantage with transportation then any other state in the union. He saw it necessary to improve our roads. This lead to North Carolina chartering its first plank road along a route observed by University of North Carolina Professor Elisha Mitchell, extending from Fayetteville to Raleigh west and eventually to Georgia. This was important because it helped provide transportation through North Carolina even though this plank road didn't last long because of the growth of railroads in North
Photographed by Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore, November 24, 2016
2. Plank Road Marker
Photographed by Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore, November 24, 2016
3. Plank Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2016, by Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,199 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 28, 2016, by Dynasty Shaurice Gilmore of Rocky Mount, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
