Record #:

22962

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

A proposal to build a plank road began in the 1850s to link Greenville to Raleigh in order to bring Greenville out of economic isolation. Stock shares sold for $25.00 and raising $33,000.00 for the new road. Slaves began construction began in 1851 and slave-owners paid $12.50 for use of slaves. In 1853, the road to Wilson, completed at a cost of $1,453.00 per mile, roughly followed the same path as Highway 264. Two villages, Marlboro and Walshville, developed because of the road.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Feb 20-Mar 5 1985, p8

Subject(s):

Plank roads--Greenville and Raleigh