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Near Middlesboro in Bell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
 

Daniel Boone's Trail

 
 
Daniel Boone's Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 14, 2016
1. Daniel Boone's Trail Marker
Inscription.
from
North Carolina to Kentucky
1769

Marked by the N.C. Daughters of the
American Revolution

 
Erected by North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial EraExploration. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1769.
 
Location. 36° 36.242′ N, 83° 40.427′ W. Marker is near Middlesboro, Kentucky, in Bell County. It is on Wilderness Road Trail. Marker is on a stone monument near the intersection of Wilderness Road and Tri-State trails in Cumberland Gap National Historic Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Middlesboro KY 40965, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself
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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Daniel Boone's Trail (here, next to this marker); Daniel Boone Trail (here, next to this marker); Leave Nothing Useful Behind (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Daniel Boone's Trail (within shouting distance of this marker in Tennessee); Indian Rock (within shouting distance of this marker); An Object Lesson Road (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hard Road to a New Life (approx. 0.2 miles away in Virginia); Warriors' Path (approx. Ό mile away in Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlesboro.
 
Daniel Boone's Trail Marker image. Click for full size.
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 14, 2016
2. Daniel Boone's Trail Marker
Marker is on the back of the stone monument.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2021. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 442 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
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Jul. 25, 2026