Daniel Boone Trail Marker at Gate City, Virginia
N 36° 38.285 W 082° 34.836
17S E 358695 N 4055888
A Daniel Boone Trail Marker
Waymark Code: WM9HAM
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2010
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This Daniel Boone Trail Marker was placed here on the Court House in Gate City, Virginia by the Virginia Chapter of the Daughters of the Americian Revolution.
Road of Trail Name: Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail or the Wilderness Road
State: Virginia
County: Scott
Historical Significance:
The Emigrant Trail passed by here through the Moccasin Gap of the Clinch Mountain on the way to the Cumberland Gap. Daniel Boone also lent his name to the next community Westward, as it is still known as today.
Years in use: Still in use.
How you discovered it:
It is a well known part of early American history and Westward migration of settlers.
Website Explination:
www.danielboonetrail.com
Why?:
Migrating West.
Directions:
On the front of the Court House in Gate City, Virginia.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
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