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Boone Memorial

This Memorial Erected To

— Daniel Boone | Squire and Sarah Boone —

 
 
Boone Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
1. Boone Memorial Marker
Inscription.
Daniel Boone
Hunter, Explorer
Backwoodsman, Soldir
Surveyor Roadbuilder
Legislator, Magistrate
He lived and learned woodcraft in Davie County 1750-65

Squire and Sarah Boone
Parents of Daniel Boone
Pioneers of the Yadkin whose remains are interred one mile N W. in Joppa Graveyard
Coming from PA 1749
 
Erected by Boone Trail Highway Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial SitesColonial EraExplorationSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1749.
 
Location. 35° 53.624′ N, 80° 33.705′ W. Marker is in Mocksville, North Carolina, in Davie County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Court Square, on the left when traveling south on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mocksville NC 27028, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in North Carolina’s Piedmont. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. 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 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 walking distance of this marker: Davie County Courthouse (a few steps from this marker); Davie County War Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); The Running of the Horses (within shouting distance of this marker); Meroney Hardware Company Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Sanford Brothers Building

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Meroney Filling Station (within shouting distance of this marker); C.C. Sanford Sons Store (within shouting distance of this marker); Martha Josephine Cooley (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mocksville.
 
Related marker. Click here for another marker that is related to this marker. Daniel Boone's Parents marker at Joppa Cemetery
 
Also see . . .  History of Boone Trail Markers. (Submitted on March 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina.)
 
Boone Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
2. Boone Memorial Marker
Boone Memorial Marker - side plaque image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
3. Boone Memorial Marker - side plaque
Boone Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
4. Boone Memorial Marker
Boone Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
5. Boone Memorial Marker
Boone Memorial Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
6. Boone Memorial Marker
Squire and Sarah Boone gravesite image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, March 3, 2012
7. Squire and Sarah Boone gravesite
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,151 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 4, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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