What Was Boone, NC First Called?

Another interesting fact I found when researching my Appalachian Roots Series is that Boone was first called Councill's Store. The Councill family established a store early in the history of the area, and, by 1835, the store already included a post office. The community grew more quickly than most others in the area, and the lumber industry aided in this growth. At this time, the village was still part of Wilkes County. In 1849, the new county of Watauga was formed. Councill's Store, renamed Boone after the explorer, Daniel Boone, who had had a hunting cabin there, became the county seat.

Even having many relatives in Watauga County and graduating from Appalachian State University in Boone, I didn't know that Boone had first been called Councill's Store. This information enters into the first novel in the series, Cleared for Planting. By the last  books, Sown in Dark Soil, Uprooted by War and Transplanted to Red Clay, the town is called Boone.

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