Bethania in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Plank Road
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
1. Plank Road Marker
Erected 1941 by NC Department of Conservation and Development, NC State Historical Commission. (Marker Number J-23.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series list.
Location. 36° 10.716′ N, 80° 20.378′ W. Marker is in Bethania, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is at the intersection of Bethania Road and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Bethania Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bethania NC 27010, 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 walking distance of this marker: Stoneman's Raid (within shouting distance of this marker); Lord Cornwallis (within shouting distance of this marker); Bethania (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Bethania (within shouting distance of this marker); Wolff-Moser House (within shouting distance of this marker); Alpha Chapel (within shouting
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Also see . . . when it was on a dirt road. (Submitted on April 5, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
2. Plank Road Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
3. Plank Road Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
4. Plank Road Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 11, 2012
5. Plank Road Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 21, 2021. It was originally submitted on February 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,067 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 11, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
