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1959 Map of Boone

Name: 1959 Topographic Map of Boone
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1968
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1968

About this map

Boone serves as the focal point of this late-1950s survey, home to the Appalachian State Teachers College and the Daniel Boone Theater. The landscape is a complex intersection of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the tourist and timber legacies of Watauga County. To the south, the resort character of Blowing Rock is fully established, bordered by the expansive grounds of Moses H Cone Memorial Park and Julian Price Memorial Park.

Evidence of the region's older rural life remains visible through numerous family cemeteries such as Hollars Cem and Vannoy Cem, and small communities like Shulls Mills and Perkinsville. The rail history of the area is represented by the Tweetsie RR, while the rugged hydrology is defined by the headwaters of the New River and the Watauga River. Numerous mountain landmarks, including Howard Knob and Rich Mountain, illustrate the dramatic elevation changes that shaped local transit and development.