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Route used by Indians & settlers in crossing the Blue Ridge. Named for Capt. Thomas Howard, 1776 militia leader.

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.

Governor of North Carolina, 1945-1949. State legislator. Promoted good roads and rural electrification. Grave is 3 miles S.E.

Along a route nearby the "Over-Mountain Men" marched to victory at King's Mountain, 1780.

First rural national parkway. Construction began near here on September 11, 1935.

Governor, 1921-1925, began state-wide paved road building program. United States Senator and Representative. His home is 1 1/2 miles S.E.

Colonial trading route dating from 17th century, from Petersburg, Virginia, to the Catawba and Waxhaw Indians in Carolina, passed nearby.

This street is the route of the Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54.

This street is the route of the Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54.

The route of the old Fayetteville-to-Salem plank road, a toll road 129 miles long, built 1849-54, crosses the highway near this point.