Daniel Boone - Wikipedia
WEBDaniel Boone (November 2 [O.S. October 22], 1734 – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies.
Daniel Boone | American Pioneer, Explorer & Frontiersman
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Daniel Boone was an early American frontiersman and legendary hero who helped blaze a trail through Cumberland Gap, a notch in the Appalachian Mountains near the juncture of Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Daniel Boone – The Kentucky Pioneer – Legends of America
WEBDaniel Boone was a pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. In the mid-1700s, the English colonists lived almost entirely between the Alleghany Mountains and the Atlantic Ocean.
Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Daniel Boone: The Life & Legend of an American Pioneer. Daniel Boone, one of the United States’ first folk heroes, led a life full of exploration and adventure. He blazed trails for generations of his compatriots to follow.
Daniel Boone, Facts, Biography, History, Significance
WEBJan 17, 2023 · Daniel Boone is an American legend, famous for his exploits as a Frontiersman during the Colonial Era and the early days of the United States. Boone played an important role in the settlement of Kentucky by blazing the Wilderness Road, an important step toward the era of Westward Expansion and Manifest Destiny.
Daniel Boone - Children, Wife & Death - Biography
WEBApr 3, 2014 · Daniel Boone was an American explorer and frontiersman who blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap, thereby providing access to America's western frontier.
Who Was Daniel Boone? - JSTOR Daily
WEBApr 18, 2016 · A pioneer during contentious and often brutal conflicts between whites and Native Americans, Boone straddled both cultures. He was adopted by Blackfish, a Shawnee chief who rescued him from captivity after Boone was caught raiding a salt lick controlled by the tribe.
Daniel Boone ‑ Children, Home & TV Show - HISTORY
WEBMar 4, 2010 · Daniel Boone was an early American frontiersman who gained fame for his hunting and trailblazing expeditions through the Cumberland Gap, a natural pass through the Appalachian Mountains of...
Boone, Daniel | Tennessee Encyclopedia
WEBOct 8, 2017 · Daniel Boone is perhaps the best known of the early “long hunters” who ventured across the Appalachian Mountains to hunt and explore in the area of present-day Tennessee and Kentucky. Born on November 2, 1734, in Oley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, he was the sixth child of Squire and Sarah Boone.
Daniel Boone - American Battlefield Trust
WEBNo name looms larger in the story of the early American West than Daniel Boone. A wanderer for most of his life, he is forever associated with the exploration of Kentucky. Boone’s exploits in exploring and hunting in the Bluegrass, as well as its defense during the American Revolution made him a legend in his own time.
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