Results for subject term "Boone Trace": 13
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Boone Trace
Historical Marker #2473 commemorates the portion of Boone Trace leaving the relatively level Laurel County area into the mountainous and remote Rockcastle County area which became quite arduous for…
Cumberland Ford
Historical Marker #1426 in Bell County notes the historical significance of Cumberland Ford. This important natural crossing point on the Cumberland River was used by Native Americans, early…
Flat Lick, Kentucky
Historical Marker #1600 in the town of Flat Lick (Knox County) commemorates an important point of divergence, if traveling north, or convergence, if traveling south, of the three major frontier roads…
Oldest House
Historical Marker #1228 commemorates the oldest house still standing in Bell County. The house was constructed out of brick about 1800. Although the subject matter of the marker is later than the…
Naming of the Cumberland River
Historical Marker #2045 in Bell County commemorates the exploits of Dr. Thomas Walker, who preceded Daniel Boone and other early explorers to this region.
In 1750, Walker named the Cumberland…
Hazel Patch
Historical Marker #53 in Laurel County commemorates the famous "fork in the road."
Here in 1775, Daniel Boone and his party of trailblazers diverged from the more primitive hunting trail, known…
Wilderness Road Inn
Historical Marker #927, located on Highway 229 in Laurel County just south of Levi Jackson State Park, commemorates the site of a tavern which once stood on the historic Wilderness Road. This marker…
Fort Boonesborough
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…
Twitty's or Little Fort
Historical Marker #77 in Madison County commemorates the site of a Native American attack on Daniel Boone's trailblazing party while they constructed Boone Trace in the spring of 1775.
Boone and…
Sycamore Hollow
Historical Marker #1579 in Madison County commemorates the final destination point of Daniel Boone and his party of trail cutters. These men had taken a long journey during the months of March and…
Home of Capt. Nathaniel Hart
Historical Marker #1577 in Madison County commemorates the home of early Kentucky settler Captain Nathaniel Hart.
Hart, a Revolutionary War soldier, was a member of the Transylvania Land Company. …
Cumberland Gap
Historical marker #2217 at Cumberland Gap commemorates the exploits of famed explorers Lewis and Clark, who passed through the Cumberland Gap in 1806. This marker also serves as a reminder for Boone…
Daniel Boone's Trace
Historical Marker #1443 in Madison County commemorates "Daniel Boone’s Trace," the famous trail constructed by Daniel Boone and his party of pioneers in 1775. The Trace ran from Cumberland Gap to…