Pineville in Bell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Daniel Boone's Trail
Photographed by Dave W, June 25, 2022
1. Daniel Boone's Trail Marker
from
North Carolina to Kentucky
1775.
Erected by the Kentucky Daughters
of the
American Revolution
1915.
Erected 1915 by Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
Location. 36° 45.69′ N, 83° 41.752′ W. Marker is in Pineville, Kentucky, in Bell County. It is on Courthouse Square. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 Courthouse Sq, Pineville KY 40977, 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 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 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Joshua Fry Bell (within shouting distance of this marker); Bell County War Dead Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Mountain Gateway (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumberland Ford (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Wilderness Road (approx. 0.4 miles away); Chained Rock (approx. 0.6 miles away); Wallsend Mine
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 27, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. This page has been viewed 301 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 27, 2023, by Dave W of Co, Colorado. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
