Lewisville in Forsyth County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

Great Philadelphia Wagon Road

ca. 1754

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

1. Great Philadelphia Wagon Road Marker

Inscription. The Great Wagon Road passed 120 feet north of this marker.The Great Wagon Road from Philadelphia to Augusta was the premier 18th century backcountry road from Pennsylvania to Georgia. From about two miles north of Bethabara it was cut to Lewisville by the Moravians in February 1754. The "German Settlement on the Yadkin", later Lewisville, was founded on the Great Wagon Road in the 1760s. The Great Wagon Road entered Forsyth County at Germanton and continued to Lewisville north of Shiloh Lutheran Church. It passed through what is now Shallowford Square to the Yadkin River's Shallow Ford, 6 miles west, then through Yadkin, Davie and Iredell Counties, forded the Catawba River at Sherrill's Ford and proceeded southward. The roadbed is 1,100 feet west of this marker.

Erected 2000 by Lewisville Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1754.

Location. 36° 5.82′ N, 80° 25.35′ W. Marker is in Lewisville, North Carolina, in Forsyth County. It is on Great Wagon Road,

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on the right. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lewisville NC 27023, 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 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: POW-MIA Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); "Battle Cross" (about 300 feet away); Lewis C. Laugenour House (about 600 feet away); Methodist Church Parsonage (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lewisville Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Lewisville Academy (approx. 0.2 miles away); Charles L. Spaugh House (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of Sunny Acres (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

2. Great Philadelphia Wagon Road Marker

in Lewisville.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

3. Great Philadelphia Wagon Road Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

4. Great Philadelphia Wagon Road Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

5. Great Philadelphia Wagon Road Marker

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

6. Great Philadelphia Wagon Road Marker

Nissen Wagon Museum in foreground

Great Wagon Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

7. Great Wagon Road

Great Wagon Road "Marker" image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

8. Great Wagon Road "Marker"

Great Wagon Road - another stretch image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

9. Great Wagon Road - another stretch

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

10. Great Wagon Road

Nissen Wagon Museum sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

11. Nissen Wagon Museum sign

Wagon in Nissen Mseum image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

12. Wagon in Nissen Mseum

inside Wagon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, February 23, 2012

13. inside Wagon

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on February 23, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,160 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 23, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13. submitted on February 24, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.