Frankfort in Franklin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Daniel Boone - Pioneer
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Grave of Daniel Boone
Photographed by Christopher Light, June 17, 2008
1. Daniel Boone - Pioneer Marker
Grave of Daniel Boone
Erected 1963 by Rotary International District 671, Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 576.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Exploration • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society, and the Rotary International series lists. A significant historical date for this entry is September 13, 1843.
Location. Marker
this page online
We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.
Regionally, this marker was in Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region. It was also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it was in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it found 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 walking distance of this location: Frankfort (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Daniel Boone - Pioneer / Grave of Daniel Boone (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Frankfort Cemetery
Photographed by Josh Flowers, May 30, 2008
2. Grave of Daniel Boone Marker
Photographed by Christopher Light, June 17, 2008
3. Daniel Boone - Pioneer Marker
Photographed by Christopher Light, June 17, 2008
4. Daniel Boone Monument
Photographed by Allen C. Browne, February 16, 2015
5. Daniel Boone
1734-1820
1734-1820
This portrait by Chester Harding hangs in the National Portrait Gallery in Washington DC.
“When historian Frederick Jackson Turner formulated his Frontier Thesis to explain American history and character, he began the progress of settlement with the Lone Scout, a harbinger of the civilization to follow. For this concept, Turner likely had Daniel Boone in mind. Boone spent his life pushing westward, always dissatisfied with where he was and always moving on; he ended up in Kentucky, opening that area for white settlement. One reason Boone kept moving was that when the government caught up with him on the trail he had blazed, it usually voided his land claims and expelled him. Although the reality of Boone's career did not embody the romantic legends that others applied to it, the persistence of Boone as a symbol indicates how strongly the idea of the lone frontiersman has shaped American consciousness and history.” — National Portrait Gallery.
“When historian Frederick Jackson Turner formulated his Frontier Thesis to explain American history and character, he began the progress of settlement with the Lone Scout, a harbinger of the civilization to follow. For this concept, Turner likely had Daniel Boone in mind. Boone spent his life pushing westward, always dissatisfied with where he was and always moving on; he ended up in Kentucky, opening that area for white settlement. One reason Boone kept moving was that when the government caught up with him on the trail he had blazed, it usually voided his land claims and expelled him. Although the reality of Boone's career did not embody the romantic legends that others applied to it, the persistence of Boone as a symbol indicates how strongly the idea of the lone frontiersman has shaped American consciousness and history.” — National Portrait Gallery.
Photographed by Christopher Light, June 17, 2008
6. Entrance to the Frankfort Cemetery
This is the entrance to the Frankfort Cemetery. Following the main road, you'll come to the grave of Daniel Boone (with marker) and the Kentucky Mound, aka State Military Memorial and Lt. O'Bannon's grave (and marker)
Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on July 31, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. This page has been viewed 5,756 times since then and 45 times this year. Last updated on December 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. Photos: 1. submitted on July 31, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 2. submitted on July 31, 2008, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia. 3. submitted on July 31, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 4. submitted on December 18, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. 5. submitted on March 26, 2015, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. 6. submitted on July 31, 2008, by Christopher Light of Valparaiso, Indiana. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
