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Traditional stories claim that Daniel Boone hid in this cave while being pursued by Indians. That is not likely true, because the dominant tribe of the region at that time, the Catawba, welcomed and eagerly traded with the new settlers. But, Daniel…

Kingsport, Tennessee, is home to several sites of interest for Daniel Boone. The Netherland Inn developed along a later stage road and serves as the trailhead of the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail. At the Netherland Inn is a cabin, relocated to this…

Nearby that beautiful marker is the Rocky Mount Living History Museum in Piney Flats, Tennessee. The museum includes the farmstead of William Cobb from the 1770s. The Cobb home served as the seat of government and residence of Governor William Blunt…

In 1914, the Tennessee Society, Daughters of the American Revolution erected nine cast iron tablets to commemorate "Daniel Boone's Trail" though the northeast corner of that state. One marker was placed at Austin Springs along the Watauga River.

In 1914, Mary Boyce Temple placed nine cast iron markers across northeast Tennessee to mark Daniel Boone's Trail. On August 15, she dedicated the marker in the town of Watauga with the interest of a large crowd gathering after a long day of…

In 1914, Mary Boyce Temple placed nine cast iron markers along Daniel Boone's Trail in northeast Tennessee. This one along Elk Avenue was dedicated on August 15.

In 1913, Lucy Patterson placed 13 cast iron markers in northwest North Carolina as the first part of the DAR's effort to mark Daniel Boone's Trail. The marker at Zionville was placed in October after a dedication ceremony in Boone for several in the…

In 1914, Elizabeth Preston Gray, of Bristol, placed nine cast iron tablets along Daniel Boone's Trail. This marker was placed at the courthouse for Lee County in Jonesville. This was not the actual route followed by Boone, but Ms. Gray believed she…

Salem was established by Moravian settlers in 1766 after 13 years living in Bethabara and seven years in Bethania. Those communities were farming communities and then continued as such. Salem was to become a community of artisans and craftsmen and…

Occupying the former 1902 Courthouse for Wilkes County, the Wilkes Heritage Museum interprets centuries of history for this part of the Yadkin River valley, including Daniel Boone, the backcountry patriots on their way to the Battle of Kings…