This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Col Bryan My Historic Boone Builder and Guardian
Col Bryan, a Boone pioneer, built the town’s first Baptist church and street, served as its first mayor, and helped locate Daniel Boone trail. He fought for the town during Civil War raids, preserved regional history, and erected Howard’s Knob monument on Appalachian State campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rupert Gillett
William Lewis Bryan
Boone
First Baptist Church
Stoneman
J. P. Arthur
Watauga County
Col. Bryan
Daniel Boone
Daughters of the Revolution
Morgan Bryan
Rebecca Bryan
Rebecca Bryan Boone
William Jennings Bryan
Meat Camp
Battie Bryan
Bartlett
Battle Bryan
Lewis’ Bryan
Jefferson
Rebecca Miller
William Lewis
Jonathan Norris
Jonathan
Lockabill
Toda Miller
Ben Green
Little Fork
Meat Camp Creek
Davies
Dillsworth
Col Bryan
Joseph Councill
Allen Myrick
Boon
Jacob Rintils
Jack Horton
Rintils
Statesville
Home Guard
Harvey Bingham
Kirk
Keith Blalock
Vaughn
Newton
J. W. Councill
Bryan
Councill
William Coffey
Blalock
Polly Lockabill
Sarah Hayes
Parson Hayes
M. W. Moore
E Bed Ponds
Thomas J
W. C. Coffey
U. S
Wagner
Wagner Brothers
James Cornell
Marion Waycaster
North Carolina
Mr. Arthur
Howard’s Knob
John Howard
Tory
Howard
Kentucky
Yadkin
Appalachian State Normal College