Last Updated on April 16, 2025 9:30 am
The Town of Boone Town Council and Historic Preservation Commission cordially invite the publicto attend the unveiling ceremony of the Boone Cemetery Interpretative Panels on May 2, 2025, at 5PM. The ceremony will be held at Boone Cemetery, located at 678 Howard Street, near AppalachianState University’s Howard Street Hall and Student Union Center.
This event is scheduled in conjunction with the First Friday festivities hosted by the Downtown BooneDevelopment Association with the Watauga County Arts Council. The ceremony will feature openingremarks, followed by a cemetery tour in collaboration with the Watauga County Historical Society.
The interpretative panels, which detail the cemetery's history, were a collaborative effort by the Townof Boone Town Council, the Historic Preservation Commission, and community members, with workbeginning in 2022. The interpretative panels educate visitors about the cemetery and the ongoingefforts to honor all individuals interred there. The Boone Cemetery remains a sacred space forreflection on the lives and history of those interred here.
Parking and Accessibility: Limited parking is available at Boone Cemetery. Additional parking canbe found at the Town Hall lot (567 West King Street), the Jones House lot (604 West King Street) , oron Queen Street and King Street. Participants are encouraged to carpool or walk to the venue to ensure ease of access and to take part in Downtown First Friday activities. Please wear appropriate walking shoes as some areas of the cemetery grounds may be uneven.
For any questions about the event, please contact Jessica Mitchell, Advanced Planning Specialist, at[email protected] or 828-268-6960. For questions about First Friday events, pleasecontact Lane Moody, Downtown Development Coordinator at [email protected] or828-268-6283.
For more information about the history of the project, use the QR code below to visit the HPC’s BooneCemetery Interpretative Panels Project website at www.townofboone.net/boonecemetery
