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On the highway that snakes up toward downtown Boone, downed trees precariously lie upside down on the mountainside along the road. In some places, power lines sag under them like a slingshot. Once on King Street — the main road that slices through downtown Boone — the sidewalks' dull muddy sheen is a reminder of the rushing murky waters ...
Tropical Storm Helene washed most of the road into Junaluska, leaving the community of about 100 people with only one way down the mountain.
Boone is notable for being home to the Junaluska community. Located in the hills just north of Downtown Boone, a free black community has existed in the area since before the Civil War. Although integration in the mid-20th century led to many of the businesses in the neighborhood closing in favor of their downtown counterparts, descendants of ...
The decline of the hotel began as roadside motels popped up around the Boone area. The hotel closed its doors in the late 1970s. When the remaining proprietor Joe B. McCoy died, his heir sold the property to the Daniel Boone Condominium Company. [3] Before being demolished it was submitted and listed on the National Register of Historic Places ...
Missouri Association of Counties welcomed six Boone County leaders recently to steering committees. The appointments happened July 1 and Boone County announced them Friday.
Boone is served by the mainline of the Union Pacific, which purchased the Chicago & North Western Railroad (C&NW) in 1995. Boone was a division and crew change point on the railroad under the Chicago & North Western and some of that business remains today. There is a moderate-sized rail yard to the east of the downtown area.
The Shreveport DDA was created in 1978 by the Louisiana Legislature as a governing body in the special taxing district in the original 120-square block area designated as the Downtown Development ...
Boone Drug Company began operation in downtown Boone, North Carolina in 1919. The business was founded and operated by Dr. George Kelly Moose until 1959. The business was founded and operated by Dr. George Kelly Moose until 1959.