Sparta in Alleghany County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Boone Trail Highway
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 2, 2021
1. Boone Trail Highway Marker
Daniel Boone
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • War, Spanish-American • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the U.S.S. Maine Memorial Markers series list.
Location. 36° 30.343′ N, 81° 7.247′ W. Marker is in Sparta, North Carolina, in Alleghany County. It is on North Main Street (U.S. 21) just north of East Whitehead Street (State Highway 18), on the right when traveling north. Marker is mounted at ground-level on the column base beside the Alleghany County Courthouse entrance. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 North Main Street, Sparta NC 28675, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in North Carolina’s and he Mountains in the High Country. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Robert Lee Doughton (a few steps from this marker); Alleghany County War Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Rufus A. Doughton (a few steps from this marker); Sparta (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tillers of the Land - Then and Now (approx. 5.2 miles away); Stone Mountain (approx. 5.9 miles away); a different marker also named Robert Lee Doughton (approx. 6 miles away); Brinegar Cabin (approx. 6.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.
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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 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 SpanishAmerican War in 1898. The tablets were typically located near schools, government buildings, or along old highway routes.(Submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 2, 2021
2. Boone Trail Highway Marker
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, October 2, 2021
3. Alleghany County Courthouse (southwest/front elevation)
Credits. This page was last revised on July 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 382 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
