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County: Franklin

Daniel Boone's Grave

Marker Number: 

113

Location: 

at grave, Frankfort Cemetery

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.

For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Daniel Boone's Grave

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