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Photographer: Mike Stroud
Taken: July 15, 2012
Caption: Duval County and Daniel Boone Marker # 74
Additional Description: Mr. Joseph Hampton Rich (1874-1949) who concieved the idea of marking Daniel Boone's trail, wanted to celebrate the trail-blazer's success and pay tribute to his hero. He began marking the trail in western North Carolina and eventually several hundred markers were placed from coast to coast, Mr. Rich incorporated metal from the Battleship Maine in each tablet and dedicated each monument with patriotic fervor, establishing his work as unique, significant and memorable.
Submitted: July 18, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
Database Locator Identification Number: p212495
File Size: 0.947 Megabytes

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