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Daniel Boone Trail Marker
#26
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By Mike Stroud, June 11, 2011 | |
| | | 1. Daniel Boone Trail Marker #26 Monument as mentioned | | |
Inscription. Donated to the Town of Blowing Rock in loving memory of two brothers and Blowing Rock's sons, Paul and Glenn
Coffey by the Coffey Family
This monument was erected two blocks north of this site on September 1, 1927. Mr. Thomas H. Coffey was chairman of the
Boone Trail Association with units in Blowing Rock, Boone and Linville. In 1980, Paul Coffey owner of the site of the
original marker joined with his brother Glenn Coffey to dismantle the deteriorating marker and rebuild it nearby on the
grounds of the Blue Ridge Motel.
The town accepted the gift of the monument on September 13,2005 and it was moved to this site in 2006. At the time of the
first relocation, the bear on this marker was replicated to replace the original one.
Mr. Joseph Hampton Rich (1874-1949) who concieved the idea of marking Daniel Boone's trail, wanted to celebrate the
trail-blazer's success and pay tribute to his hero. He began marking the trail in western North Carolina and eventually
several hundred markers were placed from coast to coast, Mr. Rich incorporated metal from the Battleship Maine in each
tablet and dedicated each monument with patriotic fervor, establishing his work as unique, significant and memorable.
Blowing Rock is fortunate to have one of the few remaining markers in the country.
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By Mike Stroud, 2011 | |
| | | 2. about Daniel Boone Trail Marker #26 | | |
Location. 36° 7.991′ N, 81° 40.698′ W. Marker is in Blowing Rock, North Carolina, in Watauga County. Marker is on Main Street (Business U.S. 321) near Sunset Drive, on the right when traveling south. Click for map. Located next to the Blowing Rock Museum at the City Park. Marker is in this post office area: Blowing Rock NC 28605, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Carriage Roads (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Blowing Rock (approx. 1.4 miles away); Elliott Daingerfield (approx. 2 miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 2.3 miles away); Appalachian State University (approx. 5.5 miles away); a different marker also named Stoneman's Raid (approx. 5.8 miles away); Stanley Harris (approx. 6.1 miles away); Andre Michaux (approx. 9.9 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Blowing Rock.
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. markers along the Trail
Also see . . .
1. The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail. The History of the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
2. Daniel Boone, Wikipedia entry. an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the
United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
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By Mike Stroud, June 11, 2011 | |
| | | 3. Daniel Boone Trail Marker #26 with Bear as mentioned | Boone Trail Highway
Metal from Battle Ship Maine in Tablet
* Daniel Boone* | | |
which was then beyond the western borders of the settled part of the Thirteen Colonies. This region legally belonged to
both the Commonwealth of Virginia and to the American Indian Tribes at the time. Despite some resistance from American
Indian tribes such as the Shawnee, in 1775 Boone blazed his Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap in the
Appalachian Mountains from North Carolina and Tennessee into Kentucky. There he founded the village of
Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachians. Before the end of the
18th century, more than 200,000 European people migrated to Kentucky/Virginia by following the route marked by Boone. (Submitted on June 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.)
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By Mike Stroud, June 11, 2011 | |
| | | 4. Daniel Boone Trail seen today as it runs thru Blowing Rock City Park | | |
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By Mike Stroud, June 11, 2011 | |
| | | 5. Daniel Boone Trail Markers at the Blowing Rock Museum, as seen from Main Street | | |
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By Chester Harding Painting, circa 1820 | |
| | | 6. Daniel Boone | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on June 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 464 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on June 28, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 7. submitted on July 30, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana.
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