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Boones Creek is a neighborhood of Johnson City, in northern Washington County, Tennessee. Almost all of Boones Creek has been annexed by Johnson City, and has become a neighborhood of Johnson City. However, much of it has the postal addresses of "Gray, Tennessee". It extends along Boone's Creek and other nearby tributaries of Boone Lake, from the strip of restaurants, hotels and other businesses around the intersection of Boone's Creek Road and Interstate 26, northeastwards to the older business district at the intersection of 354 and State Route 36, and up to Boone Lake, formerly the Watauga River.
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- ↑ "Pieces of the Past: Viking Hall venue for sports, more since 1981". 31 May 2019.
- ↑ "Facilities".
- ↑ "Tennessee High School Viking Hall Natatorium | Community Tectonics Architects".
- ↑ "Public Use of Facilities".
- ↑ "Flashback: It's been 22 years ago today when White Zombie came to town". 4 February 2018.
- ↑ "Nearly 500 accept Christ during Easter celebration at Highlands Fellowship". 10 April 2010.
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