Daniel Boone-Pioneer
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geoprof123
N 38° 11.627 W 084° 51.970
16S E 686861 N 4229468
Make sure you go visit his grave, you get a great view of Frankfort
Waymark Code: WMERHF
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 07/01/2012
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Marker Number 576
County Franklin
Location Frankfort Cem., E. Main St., Frankfort
Description
Born, Pa., 1734. Died, Mo., 1820. Married Rebecca Boone, 1756, N.C. First trip to Kentucky, 1767. Set up Fort Boonesborough, 1775, blazed Wilderness Trail and settled. Frontiersman, surveyor, settler, legislator and sheriff. Defender against Indians and British. His claim to 100,000 acres lost, 1784. Emigrated to Missouri in 1799. See other side.
(Reverse) Grave of Daniel Boone - In the cemetery stands a monument to Daniel and Rebecca Boone, done by a grateful Commonwealth in 1860. Their remains had been brought back from Missouri and reburied, on September 13, 1845. A tribute to that outstanding frontiersman and his wife, who pioneered in carving out a wilderness empire-now Kentucky. See other side. Presented by Rotary Club, District 671.
Subjects
Boone, Daniel , Boonesborough , Forts and Stations , Roads , Wilderness Road
Marker Name: Daniel Boone-Pioneer
Marker Location: City
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): 576
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Presented by Rotary Club, District 671.
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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