Research shows that the greatest risk factors for homelessness are lack of support and social isolation after discharge. Veterans have low marriage rates and high divorce rates; and, currently, 1 in 5 veterans is living alone.
Madrid, located in present day Douglas Township, is the oldest town in Boone County. The first resident of Boone County, Charles W. Gaston of Pennsylvania, settled in the Madrid area in 1846 where he married his second wife, Anna C. Dalander..
Location. 1  Lee County is made up of the City of Sanford and Town of Broadway. 2  Located less than 40 minutes from the Research Triangle, prestigious Duke University, University of North Carolina and NC State University. 3  Located 2.5 hours from the beach at Wilmington. 4  Located 2.5 hours from the mountains of Boone.