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. 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 • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and in Greater Charlotte.

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.

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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 walking distance of this marker: 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 (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mount Zion Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Salisbury Arsenal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Stoneman’s Raid (approx. 0.9 miles away); Blackmer-Woodson House c. 1880 (approx. one mile 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 831 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 14, 2010, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.