It was the Old Buffalo Trail that led both Native Americans and Daniel Boone to the site of present-day Boone; North Carolina; at an elevation of 3;333 feet. Located among the scenic and cool mountains of the High Country; Boone was for a long time a seasonal hunting spot with only a few settled families. After the Civil War the communitys population began growing; and in 1899; the tiny town of Boone included 150 residents. In the 1880s; the treacherous and steep Boone and Blowing Rock Turnpike began to bring commerce and visitors to the mountains. Although this remote town was an unlikely location for a school; Watauga Academy was established in 1899; and it would later become Appalachian State University; one of the top-ranked Southern public colleges.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. History in viewBy LCDR David T WilsonNorthampton County. VA. is a rural and bucolic wonderland. Ive vacationed there. on the Chesapeake Bay. for over 50 years. and the changes that Ive seen have been minimal. Well. actually. there has been some negative change. as stores close. and farmland is sold for developments. But this book shows the area as it was. long ago. If you are a historian-in-general. the book will be somewhat interesting. If. however. you have any familiarity with the area. you will be fascinated. tickled. and quite satisfied. Im a curmudgeon -- Id love to see the area stay the way it was 50 or 100 years ago. These pictures can show us what weve lost.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A little disappointed!By T. McIntoshThis book provides an ok overview of the history of Northampton County. Virginia. I was disappointed. though. that there was nothing included on the African American population of the region during the period covered in the book.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy sunnydaughter lives there - loved it
