Lexington in Fayette County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Boone

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

1. Boone Marker

Photograph taken with a zoom lens from the street.

Inscription. Israel
1759 — 1782
Son of Daniel and Rebecca Bryan
Killed in the Battle of Blue Licks
Aug. 19, 1782

Edward
1740 — 1780
Killed by Indians
Brother of Daniel

Samuel
1728 — 1808
Revolutionary soldier
Brother of Daniel

Sarah Day
1734 — 1819
Wife of Samuel

Their son
Thomas
Killed in the Battle of Blue Licks
Aug. 19, 1782

Erected 1967 by Captain John Waller Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution • Boone Family Descendants.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 19, 1782.

Location. 37° 57.102′ N, 84° 21.417′ W. Memorial is in Lexington, Kentucky, in Fayette County. It is on Gentry Road 0.3 miles east of North Baxter Boulevard, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 240 Gentry Rd, Lexington KY 40509, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass

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Region.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Uncovering Our Pioneer Past (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Boone (about 400 feet away); Boone's Creek Baptist Church (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Jacob Niles (approx. 1.7 miles away); Cave Spring (approx. 2.3 miles away); Caveland (approx. 2.7 miles away); Jones Nursery / Nursery Place (approx. 2.8 miles away); Cleveland-Rogers House (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lexington.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Boone's Station (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing).

More about this memorial. It is in an open field in Boone Station State Historic Site. It is clearly marked as private property, with a fence and

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 23, 2022

2. Boone Marker

Featured marker is on the right.

'No Trespassing' signs.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 453 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 27, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.