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LOOKING BACK: Plank roads enjoyed brief spell of popularity

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By John Marks Verified
| Finger Lakes Times Verified
In the mid-1800s, New York state had more than 3,500 miles of plank roads. Why were they built, and why did they disappear, except for mentions on historical markers? Most early roads evolved from footpaths, widening over time for horses and wagons. Unimproved dirt roads were dusty in summer and muddy in rainy seasons. Maintenance fell to landowners along the road who were supposed to work together. Like any assigned group project, the system didn’t work.
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Rock Hill region’s million-dollar home sales fall behind last year’s record pace

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By John Marks Verified
| Rock Hill Herald Verified
Despite two home sales at more than $2 million and another just shy of it last month, it’ll take a strong holiday home shopping season for the Rock Hill region to keep its record streak alive by year’s end. Since the COVID pandemic sent home prices soaring, the three-county area has set a new record each year for the number of home sales topping $1 million. Last year, there were 266 such sales, which was 44% higher than the year before, and nearly double 2023.
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450 new homes are proposed around Rock Hill, Fort Mill & Lake Wylie: What to know

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By John Marks Verified
| Rock Hill Herald Verified
The area in red shows where new townhomes are proposed in Fort Mill, part of the 450 homes and townhomes being developed across the Rock Hill region. Rock Hill, Fort Mill and Lake Wylie have more homes proposed. So do Clover and Lancaster. They range from typical subdivisions to lakefront living beside a nuclear station. Here’s a look at plans for 450 new homes and townhomes pitched across the Rock Hill region. Details are still pending on a 309-home subdivision proposal in Lancaster County.
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