Daniel Boone-Pioneer
Historical marker location: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.
UPDATED TEXT 2021-
Born, Pa., 1734. Died, Mo., 1820. Married Rebecca Boone, 1756, N.C. First trip to Kentucky, 1767. Set up Fort Boonesborough, 1775, surveyed Wilderness Trail. Surveyor, colonist, legislator and sheriff. Captured by British-aligned Shawnee in 1778. Escaped and defended Boonesborough. 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.
Dedicated April 6, 1963.
UPDATED TEXT 2021-
In the cemetery stands a monument to Daniel & Rebecca Boone, erected by the Commonwealth in 1860 as a tribute to the family. Their remains were brought back to Kentucky from Missouri and reinterred on September 13, 1845. The monument was built by John Haley. Scenes of the Boones’ lives were added to the monument in 1862. Presented by Rotary International, District 761.
Rededicated October 22, 2021.