Record #:

23902

Author(s):

Markovich, Jeremy

Abstract:

In 1963, North Carolinians searched for a way to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the charter that created North Carolina. They settled on reenacting Daniel Boone's trek through the Blue Ridge Mountains with a wagon train traveling from a farm in Wilkes County to Boone. The reenactment became an annual event until 1974 when locals lost interest as national social and political issues took their toll on these communities.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 83 Issue 1, June 2015, p45-46, 48, il, por

Subject(s):

Wilkes County--History; Watauga County--History; Daniel Boone, 1734-1820