Historical Marker

First Post Road

NC 32 at Corapeake ยท Gates

North Carolina marker

Inscription

The road from New England to Charleston, over which mail was first carried regularly in North Carolina, 1738-39, passed near this spot.

Location

AddressNC 32 at Corapeake
CountyGates
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates36.533890, -76.576540

Sources

More markers in Gates

William P. Roberts

Gatesville, NC

A Confederate brigadier general at age 23, state auditor, a member of Convention of 1875.