Uncovering Our Pioneer Past

Uncovering Our Pioneer Past. . Archaeological investigations were conducted here to learn more about Boone's station. The architecture was defensive in nature because of the threat of Indian attacks during the Revolutionary War. The station enclosed about half an acre, was home to about fifteen families, and had a well inside. Water was also available from a spring located downhill from the station., The research conducted is far from complete. More archaeological digs are needed to uncover the whole story left behind here by Kentucky's early pioneers., Excavations by the University of Kentucky uncovered stone foundations of the station cabins, and a short section of the stockade ditch built by the Boones. The large stone foundation of the house built by Robert Frank in 1795 was also discovered. The house was built on the same alignment as the cabins. The stockade was no longer needed and was torn down, but the cabins were useful to house slaves and other purposes., The station cabins varied in size. Each had a chimney and fireplace at one end. In contrast, the Frank house was a two-story stone structure with chimneys on each end. It also had a deep cellar.