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Boon's Mill PondW Northampton County on Gumberry Swamp. Covers 100 acres; max. depth 20 ft. Confederates repulsed Union march there on July 28, 1863.
Boonetown and county seat, central Watauga County. Inc. 1871. Named for Daniel Boone (1734-1820) who, according to tradition, camped there while on a hunting trip. Home of Appalachian State University. The outdoor drama Horn in the West, by Kermit Hunter, has been produced there each summer since 1952. Produces electronics components, apparel, canned foods, wood products, and shoes. Alt. 3,266.
Boone Branchrises in N Clay County and flows SE into Tuni Creek.
Boone Camp Branchrises in E Watauga County and flows SE into Elk Creek.
Boone Cove Gapon the Madison County, N.C.-Unicoi County, Tenn., line.
Boone Creekrises in S Watauga County and flows NE into Flannery Fork [South Fork River].
Boone Forkrises in S Watauga County and flows NE and N into Watauga River.
Boone RidgeW Yancey County between Wolf Branch and Shepherd Branch.
Boone Townshipcentral Watauga County.
Boone TownshipW Davidson County, named for Daniel Boone, who is said to have lived in a cabin along the banks of the Yadkin River in the area.