Stickleyville in Lee County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Death of Boone's Son
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010
1. Death of Boone's Son Marker
In this valley, on 10 Oct. 1773, Delaware, Shawnee, and Cherokee Indians killed Daniel Boone's eldest son, James, and five others in their group of eight settlers en route to Kentucky. Separated from Daniel Boone's main party, the men had set up camp near Wallen's Creek. At dawn the Indians attacked and killed James Boone, Henry Russell, John and Richard Mendenhall (brothers), a youth whose last name was Drake, and Charles (one of two slaves in the party). Isaac Crabtree and Adam, a slave, escaped. This event prompted Boone and his party to abandon their first attempt to settle Kentucky.
Erected 2000 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number K-32.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 10, 1773.
Location. 36° 42.532′ N, 82° 54.527′ W. Marker is in Stickleyville, Virginia, in Lee County. It is at the intersection of Wilderness Road (Daniel Boone Trail) (U.S. 58/421) and Rhea Rasnic Road (County Route 702), on the right when traveling east on Wilderness Road (Daniel Boone Trail). Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Duffield VA 24244, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
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More about this marker. This marker replaced a previous one also numbered K-32 and titled Death of Boone's Son which read, "Near here, October 10, 1773, James Boone, son of Daniel Boone, and Henry Russel, members of Boone's party on the way to Kentucky, were surprised and killed by Indians."
Also see . . .
1. The Location of the Massacre of James Boone and Henry Russell. Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association website entry (Submitted on March 8, 2022, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Revisiting the Powell Valley Massacre of 1773. The article discusses the location of the attack in 1773 in an effort to identify the resting place of those who were killed on Sunday morning, October 10th. (Submitted on August 12, 2024, by Luke Moore of Paducah, Kentucky.)
Photographed by Craig Swain, September 5, 2010
2. Markers at Stickleyville
Credits. This page was last revised on August 13, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 17,073 times since then and 783 times this year. Last updated on August 12, 2024, by Luke Moore of Paducah, Kentucky. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2010, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
