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BUNCOMBE TURNPIKE

Opened up western N.C. Built, 1824-28; the 75-mi. long route from S.C. line to Tenn. line, used by settlers & livestock drovers, passed nearby.Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker...

Opened up western N.C. Built, 1824-28; the 75-mi. long route from S.C. line to Tenn. line, used by settlers & livestock drovers, passed nearby.

Plaque via North Carolina Highway Historical Marker Program, and is used with their permission. Full page here (NC Marker ID P77)

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