Historical Marker

Daniel Boone's Grave

Historical marker location:
Frankfort, Kentucky
( Frankfort Cemetery, E. Main St., Frankfort)

Born 1734, died 1820. Entered Eastern Kentucky, 1767; explored Bluegrass Region, 1769-71; guided Transylvania Company, blazed Wilderness Trail, built Fort Boonesborough in 1775; directed defense of the fort, 1778; emigrated to Missouri, 1799; reinterred, with wife Rebecca, in Frankfort Cemetery, 1845.