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

Indian Rock

 
 
Indian Rock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 7, 2021
1. Indian Rock Marker
Inscription. Daniel Boone’s Trail from North Carolina to Kentucky 1775
 
Erected 1915 by St Asaph's Chapter of Kentucky Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR).
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and CommunitiesRoads & VehiclesSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1775.
 
Location. 36° 36.274′ N, 83° 40.444′ W. Marker is near Ewing, Kentucky, in Bell County. It can be reached from Pinnacle View Road 0.7 miles south of Kentucky Route 986, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cumberland Gap TN 37724, 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
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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: Leave Nothing Useful Behind (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Boone Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); Daniel Boone's Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Daniel Boone's Trail (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Daniel Boone's Trail (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line in Tennessee); An Object Lesson Road (about 700 feet away); Hard Road to a New Life (approx. Ό mile away in Virginia); Two Armies, One Railroad (approx. Ό mile away).
 
Another marker is no longer nearby. Invasion through the Gap (was approx. Ό mile away but has been permanently removed).
 
Indian Rock Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 7, 2021
2. Indian Rock Marker
Indian Rock Marker image. Click for full size.
Courtesy of Thomas P. Martin, March 14, 2016
3. Indian Rock Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,122 times since then and 38 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2024, by Carolyn Sanders of Plano, Texas. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 24, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.   3. submitted on December 15, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 17, 2026