Montreat in Buncombe County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Boone Trail Highway
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2023
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. 35° 38.79′ N, 82° 17.945′ W. Marker is in Montreat, North Carolina, in Buncombe County. Marker is on Lookout Road just east of Assembly Drive, on the right when traveling east. This marker is located between the sidewalk and the north side of the Anderson Auditorium parking lot, and directly across Lookout Road from the Moore Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 303 Lookout Road, Montreat NC 28757, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Montreat's Rich Heritage is a Place of Renewal (within shouting distance of this marker); Lake Susan (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beetles Bring Hope for Hemlock Survival (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mount Mitchell Railroad (approx. 1.9 miles away); Stoneman's Raid (approx. 2.1 miles away); Swannanoa Gap Engagement (approx. 2.3 miles away); Swannanoa Tunnel
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Also see . . . Boone Trail (Wikipedia).
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 October 8, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2023
2. Boone Trail Highway Marker Detail
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, October 8, 2023
3. Boone Trail Highway Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on October 8, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 8, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on October 8, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
