Johnsonville near Cameron in Harnett County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Plank Road
Photographed by Michael Buckner, January 20, 2023
1. Plank Road Marker
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The route of the old Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54, crosses highway near this spot.
Erected 1948 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number H-40.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 35° 16.183′ N, 79° 3.575′ W. Marker is near Cameron, North Carolina, in Harnett County. It is in Johnsonville. It is on Exit Ramp (North Carolina Route 87), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: NC 24-87 Exit Ramp, Sanford NC 27332, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain and in the Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Flora MacDonald (approx. 2.4 miles away); Johnsonville Veteran Memorial Harnett County (approx. 2.8 miles away); Barbecue Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Pope Field (approx. 6.8 miles away); C-130 "Hercules" (approx. 7.8 miles away); Pope Air Force Base Air Park (approx. 7.8 miles away); C-123 "Provider" (approx. 7.8 miles away); Pope Airmen Memorial (approx. 7.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cameron.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on January 20, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 596 times since then and 63 times this year. Last updated on April 5, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. Photo 1. submitted on January 20, 2023, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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