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Appalachian State University began in 1899 when a group of residents in Watauga County, under the leadership of Blanford B. Dougherty and his brother Dauphin D. Dougherty, began a movement to educate teachers in northwestern North Carolina. [10] Land was donated by Daniel B. Dougherty, father of the leaders in the enterprise, and J. F. Hardin.
The 3-year average unemployment rate for the Appalachian region in 2006-2008 was 5.2%. The region's per capita market income in 2007 was $24,360. The region's poverty rate was 13.6%. [1] Alabama's Appalachian counties led all states' Appalachian counties in unemployment (3.8%) and per capita market income ($27,723).
Boone is a town in and the county seat of Watauga County, North Carolina, United States. Located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, Boone is the home of Appalachian State University and the headquarters of the disaster and medical relief organization Samaritan's Purse. The population was 19,092 at the 2020 census. [5]
Much of the northwest corner of town is dominated by Mount Wilcox and the lower portion of Beartown State Forest. The state forest is crossed by the Appalachian Trail, which crosses from Great Barrington, below the peak of the mountain, and on to Sky Hill in Tyringham. Monterey lies along Massachusetts Route 23, the main east-west route through ...
The growth of Appalachian State University, with its predominantly left-leaning electorate, has strengthened the Democratic Party's standing and it carried the county in 2008, 2016, 2020 and 2024. The county has also proved favorable for Libertarians, with Watauga being Gary Johnson 's best county in all of North Carolina in both his 2012 and ...
On December 3, 2023, an Appalachian State men's basketball game against Auburn University drew 7,037 fans. The Mountaineers won 69-64 against Bruce Pearl 's Auburn Tigers. This was the team's first-ever win over a high-major opponent in the Holmes Center and first home win against a high-major opponent since 1993 when they defeated Nebraska in ...
Beaver Field at Jim and Bettie Smith Stadium is a baseball stadium in Boone, North Carolina, that is home to the Appalachian State baseball program. Prior to using Beaver Field, the Mountaineers used Lackey Field. The stadium was dedicated on April 10, 2007, with the Mountaineers claiming a 6–1 victory over Gardner-Webb. [3]
Mount Washington is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States.It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.It lies at the very southwestern corner of Massachusetts, bordering New York State and Salisbury, Connecticut.