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 - 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.
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, 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, 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...
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.
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.
Biography of Daniel Boone, Legendary American Frontiersman
WEBNov 18, 2019 · Fast Facts: Daniel Boone. Known For: Legendary American frontier figure, known widely in his own time, and enduring as a figure portrayed in popular fiction for 200 years. Born: November 2, 1734 near present day Reading, Pennsylvania. Parents: Squire Boone and Sarah Morgan.
Wilderness Road ‑ Map, Daniel Boone, Cumberland Gap - HISTORY
WEBApr 12, 2010 · In 1775, the now-legendary frontiersman Daniel Boone blazed a trail through the Cumberland Gap–a notch in the Appalachian Mountains located near the intersection of Kentucky, Virginia and...
Daniel Boone summary | Britannica
WEBDaniel Boone, (born, c. Nov. 2, 1734, Berks county, Pa.—died c. Sept. 26, 1820, St. Charles, Mo., U.S.), U.S. frontiersman and legendary hero. He lived on the North Carolina frontier as a hunter and trapper.
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