Daniel Boone's First Steps in Kentucky ~ Elkhorn City, KY
N 37° 18.321 W 082° 21.252
17S E 379989 N 4129606
A Kentucky Historical Marker about Daniel Boone's first steps in Kentucky, placed by the Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways.
Waymark Code: WMP36Y
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/21/2015
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Marker text:
Boone 1st visited Ky. on hunting trip in 1767-68. Hunted Clinch River before coming to Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. Followed rim of Breaks Canyon through present-day Elkhorn City. He tracked 50 miles along buffalo trace to a salt lick at modern David, Ky. Wintered there before following same route home.
Location: KY 80, Elkhorn City.
Marker Name: Daniel Boone's First Steps in Kentucky
Marker Location: Roadside
Type of Marker: Person
Marker Number (for official markers): K-2203
Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker:
Kentucky Historical Society
Kentucky Department of Highways
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