Jonesborough in Washington County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Boone Trail Highway

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

1. Boone Trail Highway Marker

Inscription. Metal from Battleship Maine in Tablet
• Daniel Boone •

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, Spanish-American. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.

Location. 36° 17.655′ N, 82° 28.377′ W. Marker is in Jonesborough, Tennessee, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of East Main Street (Old Tennessee Route 34) and Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling east on East Main Street. Marker is located near the sidewalk at the northeast corner of the Washington County Courthouse grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 100 East Main Street, Jonesborough TN 37659, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee

and in the Tri-Cities Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jacob Brown (a few steps from this marker); Jonesborough (a few steps from this marker); State of Franklin (within shouting distance of this marker); Major Jesse Walton (within shouting distance of this marker); Chester Inn (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Christopher Taylor Home (about 400 feet away); Christopher Taylor House (about 400 feet away); First Abolition Publications (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesborough.

Also see . . . Boone Trail.

Between 1913 and 1938, Joseph Hampton Rich, a resident of Mocksville, North Carolina, placed 358 metal tablets between Virginia Beach, Virginia and San Francisco, California, in honor of Daniel Boone and his travels. This was an effort to help promote coast to coast highway improvement, tourist travel, patriotism, remembrance of the Battleship
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

2. Boone Trail Highway Marker & Monument
Maine, education, memorializing pioneer hero Daniel Boone, and community unity and spirit. The tablets were (at least partially) constructed from metal salvaged from the battleship USS Maine sunk during the Spanish–American War in 1898. The tablets were typically located near schools, government buildings, or along old highway routes.

(Submitted on February 19, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Boone Trail Highway Marker & Monument image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 16, 2021

3. Boone Trail Highway Marker & Monument

(Washington County Courthouse in background)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 18, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 797 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 19, 2022, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.