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. Marker 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.
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 Spanish–American 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 42 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 1, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
