The Plank Road
The Fayetteville and Western Plank Road was constructed in the late 1850’s, stretching 129 miles long and covering what is now High Point’s Main Street. In 1852, when the North Carolina Railroad Company surveyed the proposed rail route from Goldsboro to Charlotte, the highest point was marked near the Plank Road, laying the foundation of what would become High Point. The town sprang from the crossing of the Plank Road and the railroad.
To commemorate the Plank Road’s significance in High Point’s history, this miniature model of the original has been constructed precisely to scale. The planks represent monetary gifts to the High Point Historical Society Plank Road funds given by or in honor of the persons whose names are inscribed. This replica was established in 1981.
Marker can be reached from McGuinn Drive, on the left when traveling north.
Courtesy hmdb.org
