Ferguson in Wilkes County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Boone Homesteads
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012
1. Boone Homesteads Marker
Site Number One is located one-half mile South of the spot, near Beaver Creek.
The Boone Family later moved to Site Number Two one-half mile North of here and across the Yadkin River.
Woodmen of the World
Life Insurance Society
1974
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1974.
Location. 36° 5.62′ N, 81° 20.28′ W. Marker is in Ferguson, North Carolina, in Wilkes County. It is at the intersection of State Highway 268 and Foater Payne Road, on the left when traveling west on State Highway 268. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ferguson NC 28624, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is 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 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 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Thomas C. Dula (approx. 1.7 miles away); a different marker also named Fort Hamby (approx. 4.4 miles away); Laura Foster (approx. 6.8 miles away); Montfort Stokes (approx. 8½ miles away); James Wellborn (approx. 9 miles away); James Larkin Pearson
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Another marker is no longer nearby. "Fort Hamby" (was approx. 4.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012
2. Boone Homesteads Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012
3. Boone Homesteads Marker
Photographed by Michael C. Wilcox, July 6, 2012
4. Boone Homesteads Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,162 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 7, 2012, by Michael C. Wilcox of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
