Asheboro in Randolph County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Plank Road
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 9, 2010
1. Plank Road Marker
North Carolina History Project website entry
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This street is the route of the Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54.
Erected 1948 by North Carolina Archives and Highway Departments. (Marker Number K-27.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 35° 41.218′ N, 79° 48.989′ W. Marker is in Asheboro, North Carolina, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of South Fayetteville Street (Alternate U.S. 220) and Altantic Ave/County Club Drive, on the right when traveling south on South Fayetteville Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Asheboro NC 27205, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s Piedmont and specifically in Piedmont Triad. 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 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Sit-Ins for Civil Rights (approx. 1.3 miles away); Randolph County Confederate Monument (approx. 1.3 miles away); Randolph County Courthouse (approx. 1.3 miles away); Jonathan Worth (approx. 1.4 miles away); Henderson Luelling (approx. 4.1 miles away); Cedar Falls Mill (approx.
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Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 9, 2010
2. Wide view of the Plank Road Marker
Look northward toward downtown Asheboro along the route of the Plank Road (now US-220 Alt/Fayetteville Street)
Photographed by Paul Crumlish, May 9, 2010
3. Modern day view of Plank Road
Looking southward down US-220 Alt/Fayetteville Street
Credits. This page was last revised on July 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,507 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 5, 2010, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.
