Black plaque № 46123

Boone Way. The 96-mile stretch of road from Crab Orchard to Cumberland Gap was known as the Boone Way. Colonel James Maret, an early advocate of road improvement, was responsible for cutting of roadbed and its first paving. As L & N railroad agent and telegraph operator in Mt. Vernon, Maret develope

d a concern for road conditions. Highway was in use by 1918; the Boone Way became US 25. (Reverse) Col. James Maret (1855-1936) - Born in Garrard Co., Maret came here in 1877. He established this coun

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