Daniel Boone Marker

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

Daniel Boone
The Western Virginia Pioneer 1788-1799

Daniel Boone Stone Monument Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Forest McDermott, May 7, 2011

1. Daniel Boone Stone Monument Marker

Inscription. 1789 Lt. Col. Of Kanawha Militia
An Organizer of Kanawha County
1791 Delegate to Virginia Assembly
His Cabin was Across the River
from Cave in Cliff Above
He hunted Deer and Made Salt
From a Spring at the Water's Edge

Erected by Kanawha Valley Chapter
Daughters of American Revolution
1928

Erected 1928 by Kanawha Valley Chapter Daughters of American Revolution.

Marker series. This marker is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution marker series.

Location. 38° 19.852′ 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. Near the entrance to Daniel Boone Park across from the state historical marker, "Daniel Boone". 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 (approx. 0.2 miles 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.

By Forest McDermott, May 7, 2011

2. Daniel Boone Stone Monument Marker

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

By Forest McDermott, May 7, 2011

3. Daniel Boone Stone Monument Marker

In Daniel Boone Park next to the Kanawha River.

Credits. This page originally submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 261 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 13, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.