Surveying Chains

ID: 2711
This file appears in: Fort Boonesborough
Surveying Chains

These surveying chains belonged to William Calk, who helped layout Boonesborough. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Fort Boonesborough

By McKenzie Martin
Historical Marker #1520 in Madison County commemorates Fort Boonesborough, the early frontier settlement established by Daniel Boone and Richard Henderson in April 1775. Boonesborough was first envisioned by Colonel Richard Henderson of the…