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Sandy with a copy of the book, "Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community"

Sandra Hagler (left) and Rev. Mike Mathas (right) of the Boone Mennonite Brethren Church unveiling the cemetery marker. Photo courtesy Kayla Lasure.

Roberta Jackson holding a copy of the book, "Junaluska: Oral Histories of a Black Appalachian Community"

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

Horton attended school at the Salem Mennonite Mission Church and Orphanage even though he was not an orphan. The influence of the Mennonite missionaries had a great influence on him as a child, and in 1935, he became the minister of the Boone…

In 1917 Rev. Joseph and Kathania Tschetter began holding Mennonite services in the Junaluska community’s school house. A congregation of eight original members was established, and by 1918 the Boone Brethren Mennonite Church was founded where it…

This map shows the progression of home ownership in the neighborhood (Junaluska and the larger surrounding area), with some of these parcels actually pre-dating the community's name, "Junaluska." According to Sandra Hagler, a longtime resident and…