Plank road
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Plank road
A plank road or puncheon is a dirt path or road covered with a series of planks, similar to the wooden sidewalks one would see in a Western movie. Plank roads were wildly popular in the U.S. Northeast and U.S. Midwest in the first half of the 19th century. They were often built by turnpike companies.
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See also
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External link
- The Plank Road Craze - Background Reading (http://www.michigan.gov/hal/0,1607,7-160-17451_18670_18793-52863--,00.html)
- Puncheon & corduroy roads (http://www.fs.usda.gov/eng/pubs/htmlpubs/htm00232839/page08l.htm)
