Salisbury in Rowan County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Trading Path

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010

1. Trading Path Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Colonial trading route, dating from 17th century from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.

Erected 2008 by North Carolina Office of Archives and History. (Marker Number L-30.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Native Americans • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.

Location. 35° 40.73′ N, 80° 27.275′ W. Marker is in Salisbury, North Carolina, in Rowan County. Marker is at the intersection of N Main Street (U.S. 29) and W Midway Street, on the right when traveling north on N Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Salisbury NC 28144, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies. John Steele (approx. 0.4 miles away); Old Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 0.8 miles away); Salisbury Confederate Memorial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Harry Cowan

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(approx. 0.9 miles away); Stoneman’s Raid (approx. 0.9 miles away); Rowan County World War I Memorial (approx. one mile away); Old English Cemetery (approx. 1.1 miles away); Elizabeth Maxwell Steele (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Salisbury.

Salisbury Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010

2. Salisbury Marker

Marker on N Main Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Bill Coughlin, August 2, 2010

3. Marker on N Main Street

Credits. This page was last revised on June 22, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 591 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.