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County Named, 1860


For Daniel Webster, 1782-1852, "Defender of the Constitution." Born in New Hampshire. Eight years United States House of Representatives, nineteen years U.S. Senate. A skilled legislator, persuasive debator, eloquent orator and constitutional lawyer. Five years Secretary of State, Presidents Harrison, Tyler and Fillmore. Buried at Marshfield, Mass.

Daniel Boone, a legendary explorer and frontiersman, helped blaze the Wilderness Road, which opened up Kentucky and the West to settlement.
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