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He was buried on his farm near Williamsboro, North Carolina, on Nutbush Creek. [citation needed] One of his sons, Leonard Henderson, was a Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court (1829–1833). Henderson, North Carolina, was named after him. Richard's other son, Archibald Henderson, was a legislator representing Rowan County, North ...
The Transylvania Purchase and the Wilderness Road corridor from Sycamore Shoals. The Transylvania Colony, also referred to as the Transylvania Purchase or the Henderson Purchase, was a short-lived, extra-legal colony founded in early 1775 by North Carolina land speculator Richard Henderson, who formed and controlled the Transylvania Company.
Squire Boone personally acquired a large tract of land on the western edge of the township near the cave he and his brother had hid in many years earlier to evade Indians. Boone considered the cave to be sacred and decided that was where he wanted to be entombed. On his land, Boone carved stone out of a nearby hill to build his home.
For the largest space, a new 150,000-square-foot building, company president Sandy Spurgin said they are in negotiations with “a large-scale general merchandise retailer whose stores include a ...
The identities of the Great Grant sellers, three Cherokee Chiefs acting for and on behalf of the Cherokee nation and also signatories to the Path Grant deed were Alla Cullocullah (aka Attacullaculla ), Oconistoto, and Savanooko, being the representatives appointed by the warriors and other head men on behalf of the whole nation.
Boone residents again denied a bond for a new rec center. Mayor Eli Stines said the council will table the project "for the foreseeable future." Boone tables rec center plans after bond fails for ...
Union sounds off on plans for $4.5 billion advanced nuclear fuel plant near Richland ... attend Richland City Council’s Jan. 7 meeting to show support for a 425-acre land deal with an ...
Watauga County (/ w ə ˈ t ɔː ɡ ə / wuh-TAW-guh) [1] is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.The population was 54,086 at the 2020 census. [2] Its county seat and largest community is Boone.