Daniel Boone Marker

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Charleston in Kanawha County, West Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Daniel Boone

By Forest McDermott, May 7, 2011

1. Daniel Boone Marker

Inscription. Across the Great Kanawha River, lived Daniel Boone, the noted frontiersman, from about 1788 to 1795. He represented Kanawha County in the Virginia Assembly, 1791; was Lieut. Col. of Virginia militia during Indian wars.

Erected 1979 by West Virginia Department of Culture and History.

Location. 38° 19.861′ N, 81° 35.025′ W. Marker is in Charleston, West Virginia, in Kanawha County. Marker is on Kanawha Blvd E (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east. Click for map. In Daniel Boone Park. Marker is in this post office area: Charleston WV 25311, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. A different marker also named Daniel Boone (a few steps from this marker); Charleston 's Civil War Sites (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Craik-Patton House (about 800 feet away); West Virginia Home Guards (approx. 1.5 miles away); Thomas J. Jackson (approx. 1.5 miles away); Booker Taliaferro Washington (approx. 1.6 miles away); State Capitol (approx. 1.6 miles away); Abraham Lincoln Walks At Midnight (approx. 1.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Charleston.

Also see . . . Daniel Boone - Wikipedia. (Submitted on December 15, 2011, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

By Forest McDermott, May 7, 2011

2. Daniel Boone Marker

Marker is near the entrance to Daniel Boone Park.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 187 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.