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The JHA raised $5,000 to install a new granite cemetery marker in the Black section of the cemetery. The marker lists the names of 65 Junaluska Community members.

This image shows Reverend Mike Mathas burning the church's mortgage after its last payment during the centennial celebration

Roberta H. Jackson giving remarks at the unveiling ceremony. Photo courtesy Kayla Lasure.

Members of the JHA giving a tour of the Black section of the Boone Cemetery in September 2021. In front-right is Roberta Jackson. In front-center is Lynn Patterson.
Photo courtesy Appalachian State University Film Services.

Rev. Mike Mathas (right) of the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church laying a wreath on the cemetery marker. Photo courtesy Lonnie Webster.

Harold Isbell finds names of relatives on a cemetery marker. Photo courtesy Kayla Lasure.

Eric Plaag giving remarks at the unveiling ceremony. Photo courtesy Lonnie Webster.

Tony Isbell finds names of relatives on a cemetery marker. Photo courtesy Kayla Lasure.

Cemetery marker ceremony at the Black section of the Town of Boone cemetery. Photo courtesy Lonnie Webster.

A view of the Black section of the cemetery in September 2021. White flags dot the area, marking unmarked graves. Most of this work was done by Dr. Alice Wright’s archaeology students in preparation for a graveyard tour during App State’s Founders…