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    Jonathan Worth Historical Marker

    3.0 (1 review)

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    Plank Road Historical Marker - Plank Road Historical Marker, Asheboro

    Plank Road Historical Marker

    3.0(1 review)
    33.5 mi

    [* NOTE: There are *two* Plank Road Historical Markers but Yelp merged them. On Sep 25, 2020, I…read morereviewed the one in Asheboro. Yelp merged it with the one I reviewed on August 4, 2025 that is in Carthage. They are 40 miles apart and I can't be bothered to argue with Yelp about fixing their error. *] This marker is just to the south/east of downtown Carthage and points out some pre-Civil War history. The marker has the same text on both sides. It reads, "This street is the route of the Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54." It is marker number K-26 and it was erected in 1948 by the Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. The 129-mile toll road built between 1849 and 1854 during a statewide push to improve transportation infrastructure. Inspired by similar roads in Canada and the northern U.S., it was part of a broader plank road movement that saw nearly 500 miles constructed across North Carolina by 1860. Despite initial enthusiasm and investment, the roads proved costly to build and maintain, and were quickly overshadowed by the rise of railroads, particularly after the North Carolina Railroad opened in 1856. The Civil War and economic downturns ultimately ended further development, leaving the plank roads as a brief but ambitious chapter in the state's transportation history. [Review 742 of 2025 - 4174 in North Carolina - 24302 overall]

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