Frankfort in Franklin County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Daniel Boone & Rebecca Boone

In honor of Revolutionary War Patriots Daniel and Rebecca Boone Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 20, 2023

1. In honor of Revolutionary War Patriots Daniel and Rebecca Boone Marker

Inscription.
In honor of
Revolutionary War Patriots
Daniel Boone
Colonel - Virginia
1734-1820
and
Rebecca Bryan Boone
Defender of Fort Boonesborough, Ky Co., VA
1739-1813

Erected 2023 by Frankfort Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution & Susannah Hart Shelby Chapter, NSDAR.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. A significant historical year for this entry is 1820.

Location. 38° 11.628′ N, 84° 51.972′ W. Marker is in Frankfort, Kentucky, in Franklin County. It is on East Main Street (U.S. 60) near Glenn's Creek Road, on the right. The marker is attached to the fence surrounding the Daniel Boone gravesite. The site is approximately .3 miles from the entrance to the Frankfort Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Frankfort KY 40601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Bluegrass 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 walking distance of this marker: Daniel Boone's Grave (here, next to this marker); The Trabue Family Vault (within shouting distance of this marker); Our Confederate Dead (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Kentucky's State Mound

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(about 300 feet away); Lt. Presley N. O'Bannon, USMC (about 400 feet away); Kentucky War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Vietnam Conflict (about 400 feet away); Korean Conflict (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Frankfort.

Boone Monument at the Gravesite (Daniel Boone side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 20, 2023

2. Boone Monument at the Gravesite (Daniel Boone side)

Boone Monument at the Gravesite (Rebecca Boone side) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Parker, July 20, 2023

3. Boone Monument at the Gravesite (Rebecca Boone side)

Marker attached to the fence indicated by arrow

Credits. This page was last revised on February 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 3, 2024, by Mark Parker of Hickory, North Carolina. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.