Daniel Boone Monument Inscription, 1968

This image shows the inscription on the Daniel Boone Monument at Appalachian State University (1967-current) in 1978. Boone was the namesake for Boone, NC, and the monument was placed on the spot where Boone was said to camp while hunting in the Blue Ridge Mountains. The stone reads, "W. L. Bryan, son of Battle & Rebecca Miller Bryan--Born Nov. 19, 1837--Built Daniel Boone Monument, Oct. 1912, cost $203.27."

Local History

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820

Monuments

Appalachian State University

General Picture Files, 2004.040, Box 1, Daniel Boone Monument, C14.2.1.1.

University Archives, Appalachian State University

1968-07

News Bureau

JPEG

Photographs

English

Image

1960s

Boone (N.C.). Appalachian State University

Boone, Daniel, 1734-1812

Series 11 -- Local Area

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contact sheet: dated 1978