Kentucky River

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This file appears in: Fort Boonesborough
Kentucky River

This view of the Kentucky River is near the mouth of Otter Creek, where Daniel Boone and his road cutting party arrived on April 1, 1775 after establishing Boone Trace as the first road into what was to become Kentucky. Courtesy of Friends of Boone Trace, Inc.

This file appears in: Fort Boonesborough

By Friends of Boone Trace, Inc.
Historical Marker #1520, located at Fort Boonesborough State Park in Madison County, commemorates the founding of this early Kentucky settlement and fort. Fort Boonesborough was the final terminus of the epic journey that Daniel Boone and his…