Alpine in Winterboro in Talladega County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Central Plank Road

1850

Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, 2020

1. Central Plank Road Marker

Inscription. Here was northern terminus of 60 miles of toll road operated from Wetumpka. Built of wooden boards. Prior to railroads this was an important artery of travel. Chartered to connect navigable parts of the Alabama, Coosa, and Tennessee River.

Erected 1953 by Alabama Historical Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Railroads & Streetcars • Roads & Vehicles • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 33° 19.218′ N, 86° 11.818′ W. Marker is in Winterboro, Alabama, in Talladega County. It is in Alpine. It is at the intersection of County Road 21 and Desoto Caverns Pkwy (County Road 76), on the left when traveling north on County Road 21. Located on campus of Winterboro High School. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22585 AL Hwy 21, Alpine AL 35014, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Alabama. It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alpine Baptist Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); DeSoto Caverns (approx. 4.8 miles away); Jackson Trace (approx. 4.9 miles away); Mardisville (approx. 4.9 miles away); Tallasahatchie Baptist Church (approx. 5.2

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miles away); Tallasahatchie Cemetery (approx. 5.2 miles away); Talladega College Historic District (approx. 9.1 miles away); Coosa (approx. 9.2 miles away).

Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 66 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 9, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.