North Carolina Highway 705

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NC 705.svg
North Carolina Highway 705
NC 705 map.svg
Route information
Maintained by NCDOT
Length26.1 mi [1]  (42.0 km)
Existed1931–present
Major junctions
South endNC 211.svg NC 211 near Eagle Springs
Major intersectionsNC 24.svgNC 27.svg NC 24  / NC 27 in Robbins
Alternate plate.svg
US 220.svg
US 220 Alt. in Seagrove
North endI-73.svgI-74.svgUS 220.svg I-73  / I-74  / US 220 near Seagrove
Location
Counties Moore, Randolph
Highway system
NC 704.svg NC 704 NC 710.svg NC 710

North Carolina Highway 705 (NC 705) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The route is marked as the Pottery Highway or Pottery Road and as a North Carolina Scenic Byway [2] due to the large number of potters in and surrounding Seagrove.

Contents

Route description

NC Hwy 705 Pottery Highway North Carolina 705 Pottery Highway.jpg
NC Hwy 705 Pottery Highway
NC 705 North in the central business district of Robbins, North Carolina. Robbins NC downtown 1.jpg
NC 705 North in the central business district of Robbins, North Carolina.

NC 705 begins at a northern terminus near Seagrove, North Carolina at I-73/I-74 US 220 exit 45. It passes through Seagrove, crossing US 220 Alternate. The highway travels southeasterly in Randolph County where it passes through the community of Whynot southeast of Seagrove.

The route passes into Moore County just north of the communities of Dover and Westmoore. It continues southwesterly through Robbins, North Carolina where it junctions with NC 24/NC 27 just south of Robbins at the community of Garners Store. From the junction, the route turns southeasterly and continues through the community of Zion Grove until it ends in the community of Elberta near Eagle Springs, North Carolina.

Pottery Road

The route takes the traveler through historic areas of North Carolina which have been making and selling hand-turned or "hand-thrown" pottery since the eighteenth century. [3] The area potters produce traditional functional pottery as well as artistic pottery.

The Cole, Auman, Owen, Teague, and Albright families are eighth- and ninth-generation potters in Seagrove and the surrounding areas.

Some of the oldest, historic pottery locations still in operation include the "Original" Owens Pottery founded in 1895 [4] and Jugtown Pottery founded in 1921. [5] Jugtown is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Plank Road

Portions of the route are part of the Fayetteville and Western Plank Road connecting the city of Fayetteville, North Carolina with Moravian settlements near Bethania, North Carolina (northwest of Winston-Salem).

History

Junction list

CountyLocationmi [1] kmDestinationsNotes
Moore Eagle Springs 0.00.0NC 211.svg NC 211  / Eagle Springs Road Candor, West End
Robbins 9.214.8NC 24.svgNC 27.svg NC 24  / NC 27  Carthage, Biscoe
Randolph Seagrove 25.240.6Alternate plate.svg
US 220.svg
US 220 Alt. (Broad Street)
26.0–
26.1
41.8–
42.0
I-73.svgI-74.svgUS 220.svg I-73  / I-74  / US 220  / Little River Road Asheboro, Rockingham Exit 61 (I-73/I-74)
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

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References

  1. 1 2 Google (April 30, 2015). "North Carolina Highway 705" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  2. National Scenic Byways Online. "Pottery Road - Overview" . Retrieved 2006-12-29.
  3. SAPA - Learn more about the history of Seagrove, NC and its North Carolina potters
  4. Tradition and Modernity: The Potters of Seagrove, North Carolina
  5. Encyclopedia of North Carolina :: UNC Press

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