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History
The Daniel Boone Chapter NSDAR in Boone, NC was organized in 16 October 1966 when a group of women met to
honor their Revolutionary Ancestors by forming a chapter of the NSDAR:
whose objectives are Historical Preservation, Education and Patriotic
Endeavor. We were organized with nineteen charter members in October, 1966
under the local leadership of Mrs. Hadley Wilson. Since our Chapter was
organized between October 1965 and October 1966, we were honored to be a
Diamond Jubilee Chapter, celebrating the Seventy-fifth Anniversary of the
founding of the NSDAR. The name was chosen to honor Daniel Boone, the early
explorer and leader.
Activities
Our Daniel Boone Chapter meetings are
held at 12:00 Noon on the second Tuesday of the months August through
December and March through June. We annually participate in Constitution
Week, Service to Veterans, College ROTC, DAR Good Citizen and other
programs of NSDAR and NCSDAR.
Location
Boone, home of Appalachian State University, is found in northwestern North Carolina, in the
heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. It is the county seat of present day
Watauga County,
NC,
which was formed 27 JAN 1849 from Ashe, Wilkes,
Caldwell
and
Yancey
Counties. On the 23 FEB 1911
Avery
County
was formed from parts of Watauga,
Caldwell
and
Mitchell
Counties, thus reducing the size of
these counties.
Information
The public records for our area during
the American Revolution are found in the following counties: Burke, Rowan,
Surry, Wilkes, and
Washington
District,
NC.
In 1796 the State of
Tennessee was formed
and
Washington District,
NC
became
Washington County,
TN. The dividing line was
moved to the
Stone
Mountains; the Western area became
Tennessee and the Eastern area was added to
Wilkes County,
NC.
On the 18 NOV 1799
Ashe County,
NC was formed from part of
Wilkes
County with
Jefferson
as the county seat. |
