Sale of Western North Carolina Road Favored to Ducktown
Speaker argues selling the road completes the Ducktown line and saves $175,000 annual taxes while locking in convicts labor for state projects. He cites guarantees against discrimination and ties Wilmington’s fortunes to the Ducktown route, warning rivals may block the plan.
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North Carolina
Best
Duplin Canal
Angola Bay
Fishing Creek
Goldsboro
Harnett County
Snow Hill
Senville
Wilson
Greenville
Suffolk
Edenton
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Williamston
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Valley of the Mis
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Texas Pacific Road
East Tennessee
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