The Plank Road Foreman, High Point, NC
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N 35° 57.456 W 080° 00.329
17S E 589682 N 3979702
Statue honoring the people of High Point, NC
Waymark Code: WM3WH2
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2008
Views: 29
The Plank Road Foreman
This statue of a Plank Road Foreman is dedicated to the establishment of the city of High Point and in honor of the men and women who worked in local businesses that made it famous.
In the 1840's and 1850's construction was commenced on the 130 mile Plank Road from Fayetteville to Salem. This intersection of the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road with the North Carolina Railroad resulted in a settlement that grew to become High Point.
Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: The Plank Road Foreman
Figure Type: Human
Artist Name or use 'Unknown' if not known: David A. Dowdy Jr.
Date created or placed or use 'Unknown' if not known: 2004
Materials used: Believed to be Bronze
Location: City Square, High Point, NC next to old Railroad depot
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