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Members of the North Carolina Daniel Boone Heritage Trail were at Fort Boonesborough in Kentucky recently to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Kentucky.
In 1775, after crossing the Kentucky river along with his followers, Daniel Boone founded Boonesborough, Kentucky. As the weekend of June 7th – 8th showed, his legacy and the place he founded are ...
If you are a fan of Kentucky history, Fort Boonesborough State Park is celebrating establishment of our first permanent colonial settlement this weekend. Named for frontiersman and founder Daniel ...
If you are a fan of Kentucky history, Fort Boonesborough State Park is celebrating establishment of our first permanent colonial settlement this weekend. Named for frontiersman and founder Daniel ...
Learn About Pioneer Life At Fort Boonesborough State Park Daniel Boone is a major part of the state’s history because he was an early explorer and helped forge the Wilderness Road, which brought ...
LOUISVILLE, Ky., June 15.-As yesterday was given over by the "Home Coming" jubilee to the memory of Stephen C. Foster, so to-day was for the greater part devoted to Daniel Boone.
Hikers now have the opportunity to follow the historic path of Daniel Boone and his Axemen in recognition of the 250th anniversary of their travels. The Boone Trace Commemoration is a relay-style hike ...
Special events honoring the pioneers of westward expansion will take place along the 250-mile route, making stops in Cumberland Gap, TN, and Middlesboro, KY, on their way to Fort Boonesborough, KY.
Follow the historic route that Daniel Boone marked from Tennessee and Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into the Kentucky wilderness to establish Fort Boonesborough just as the American ...
Cincinnati founding father John Filson disappeared in the wilderness before the first settler arrived and provided the original name, Losantiville.
Eastern Kentucky University Archivist Emeritus Charles Hay recently spoke to the Boonesborough Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) on “Daniel Boone, Man or Myth.” ...