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WTOFFffiEWAS"
FOUNDED IN 1823
Postmaster Wiley G. Hartzog
Secures History Since Founding
in 1823 as Counrili's Store;
Name Changed to Boene in
1850
Li: 1KJ5 the post/office ot Boone,
then known as Council's Store, had
ao postmaster's compensation lor the
office the sum of S3 .S3, according to
information made available to Postmaster
W. G. Hartsog by K. P. Aldrich,
chief inspector of the Fostoffice
Peparlment ir. Washington, P C
The succeeding years were a little
better: 1829. yielded $4.16: in 1S33 he
had $8.89. Boone was growing! But
in 1835 the postmaster's income suffered
a set-back when the compensation
fell to SS.35, fifty-lour cents
less than the preceding year.
Income for some cf these same
years is equally amazing compared to
the $14,878 worth of cost office receipts
shown by Boone at the end of
the calendar year for 1937. That's a
far cry, indeed, from the $5.08 taken
m in the year 1827. Or the $4.5S
which the office yielded in 1S28. The
year 1830 showed some improvement
with $8.15 as a total net income and
by 1835 it had grown to then astonishing
figure of $17.25.
From these and other data it seems
that Boone is the oldest post office
in Watauga county. Through the
years the town has shown a steady
growth if the post office receipts be
accepted as an index. For the four
quarters ending March 31. 1915, the
net receipts were $2,109: by the end
of the calendar year of 1925 they had
reached $9,314. In 1926 they went
over the ten thousand dollar mark
with a showing of net receipts of
$10,601. Except for 1933 when they
receded somewhat the net receipts
have increased steadily up to 1936
which set a record with $14,955. an
amount in excess of the net receipts
for 1037. it is hoped that 2938 may
see The station exceed the fifteen
thousand dollar mark.
Post Office Department records indicate
that the Boone post office was
established July 20, 1823. as CounoilFs
Store, with Jordan Churchill as
first postmaster. The earliest record
or service to the office indicates that
in 1824 it was on Route No. 147. de
scribed as follows: From 'Greenville
or Grayson Courthouse. Virginia, by
Ashe Court House. North Carolina,
to CouncilPs store.5' The name of the
carrier, the frequency of service, and
the mode of transportaiton are not
shown in available records.
Hie postage rates in effect at the
time the office was established were
ai. follows: FV>r every letter composed
\\f a siiigje sheet of paper, conveyed
not exceeding 30 miles, 6 cents;
over 30 and not evceed:ng 80 miles,
10 cents; over 80 and not exceetiing
150 miles, 12 1-2 cnets; over 150 and
not evcceding 400 miles, 18 1-2 cents;
over 400 miles, 25 cents; and every
double letter, or two pieces of paper,
double said rates; every triple letter,
or three pieces of paper, triple said
rate; and for every packet composed
of four or more pieces of paper, or
one or more other articles, and
weighing one ounce avoirdupois,
quadruple those rates, and in that
proportion for all greater weights.
No records exist of the various lo
cations or uie on ices and recorcs ot
the receipts for 1888, 1898, and 1908
are missing. Hie records show that
the Boone post office was advanced
to third class on January 1, 1916
and to second class on July 1, 1926.
Jordan Councill continued as postmaster
for nine years after the
change of name of the station from
Councill's Store to Boone in 1850.
When in 1859 he gave over the office
he. was succeeded by Joseph C.
Councill who served one year when
Jordan Councill again took over the
office and continued as postmaster
until 1866. Postmasters of Boone and
their dates of appointment follow:
Henry Hardin, June 19, 1866; David
Sands, May 7, 1867; John W. Hall,
February, 1869; William C. Colfey,
June 13, 1873; Marion F. Monphew.
October 2, 1882; John T. Lippard,
February 28, 1883; Deander G. Storie,
February 8. 1884; James F. Amos,
October 20, 1884; Daniel iB. Dougherty,
December 15. 1885; Mrs. Mattie
Greene, July 15, 1889; Robert C
Rivers, July 26, 1893; Thomas C
Blackburn, August 28, 1897; Manlj
B. Blackburn, February 16, 1903
Sallie J. Rivers, April 3, 1914; M. F
Critcher, June 27, 1916; John E
Brown (Acting), April 1, 1919
John E. Brown, July 28, 1919; Wil
liam D. Farthing (Acting), Augua
4, 1923; William D. Farthing, De
comber 18, 1923; Aimer W. Smitl
(Acting), December 31, 1927; Atone
W. Smith, February 20, 1928; an
Eg . ie;-; Wiley G. Hartzog, June 7, 1834, wt>
postmaster at jreaent.
j V uniquely beautiful picture taki
summit of the first peak. This s<
cleur of this oldest mountain on t
in height to fjunctl .Mount Mitch
Igrandfather mo
thousands of'
; Second Highest I'eak Kast of 1
i Scenic Toll lloud Leads to
1 - ?
Magnificent View of Linv
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L- Among the oldest mountain peal
I in tile vffij id. and second in hcig!
J only to Aft. Mitchell aiiioug the peal
least of tlu* rtockies. Grindfutili
Mountain has heen a place of pi
primage for lovers of beautiful scci
ery for almost 200 years. When *;
August 30, 1794, Andre Michau
famous French botanist explori:
America for his government, dccla
| mi jr. his diary that he had climbt
j the highest mountain in North Ame
| ica, only time defeated his aecurac;
Later geologists determined sciei
tifically that at one time Grandfutl
er Mountain had been higher tha
any mountain now existing in Nort
America' Even today it is onl
slightly more than 700 feet und*
the height of Mt. Mitchell and il
virgin forests, preserved with cai
by the Lanville Improvement Con
pany, are still among the oldest i
existence.
There can i>e little doubt thi
Grandfather Mountain's scenic a
tractions would have been despoil*
long since had it not been for tt
foresight of the Linville Improvi
ment Company in acquiring the si
| and building a toll road making
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ist. Even with the toil road its thn
peaks still challenge the ingcnuii
and stamina of mountain climbe:
and attract many of these annuall
But it was not the difficulty of sea
ing Grandfather Mountain that gai
it its poprularity among tourists hi
the magnificent panorama visib
from its height. FVom the top
Grandfather Mountain the famoi
Flat Rock is visible as is Blowii
Rock, the Brushy Mountains, tl
South Mountains and many oth
peaks and ranges of scenic and hi
toric importance. It is claimed th
on a clear day with the aid of fie
glasses it is possible to see for
distance of fifty to sixty miles ai
sight Hickory and Morganton, N. C
The sides of Grandfather Mounts
are a happy hunting ground for I
tanists, ornithologists and other z
ture students. Geologists find it
place of fascination. It is cstimat
ihai Grandfather Mountain was
existence many millions of years 1
, fore Lake Itasca.
This and the profile of a beard
. i man which it nresents frnm certs
vantage points justify its grand|
; ternal designation. It is one of 1
. ancestors of the Mississippi Riv
. forming as it does, a part of the vr.
r ershed between the Mississippi Ba
; and the Atlantic Slope, and a
. tributing volume to the Great RlI.
through the many streams that r
; on the northerly slopes. The prir
- pal one of these is the Watauga Ri
t which flows into the Tennessee Ri
- system. On the westerly glope i
h the Linville River and its trfbutai
r while the southeastern slopes
d drained toy the Johns River and
o tributaries. These are a port of
Catawba River system which ti
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mi atop Grandfather Mountain at the
3ene shows the wild and rugged j^ranIie
North American contihenU s<H*ond
ell. (Photo by Weston)
UNTAIN ATTRACTS
TOURISTS ANNUALLY
tockics Long a Sight-Seers Mecca;
Lookout Platform. Permitting
lie and Surrounding Country
s | voa-.eiy orcplics into the Atlantic.
:l Those streams provide the excellent
ss: fishing for which fdnville is noted
it j omens' anglers throughout; the eoun1
| try.
: It is supposed that Grandfathm
er Mountain whs formed by a great
a. westerly movement of the erust of
ig the earth encountering an immovable
r- section of crust. The result was an
1 upward crumbling; this presumably
r- took place 140 millions of years ago.
y. Capable geologists claim this is a
t- conservative estimate. Some of the
i- surface rocks are at least 200 million
u j years old according to geologists,
h 1 Surface rocks on Grandfather
ly Mountain are of two origins: igneous
ir and sedimentary. Tlie former l-esultts
i I'd from great lava flows which were
re thrust up through the earth cracks
l- and the latter of material washed
in down the sides of the mountain and
deposited here when the area was
it submerged near the eastern shores
t_ of the great epi-oontinental sea.
Now that it is available with ease
,fc over the toll road more and more
tourists and students are finding
te their way to it particularly dur'ng
it the vacation season. Last year thousands
of automobiles headed up the
>e mountain over the winding, well kept
v toll road and shared the breath-takrs
ing beauty of the view from Grandy
father Mountain.
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