Elkhorn City in Pike County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Daniel Boone's First Steps in Kentucky

Photographed by Forest McDermott, October 12, 2008

1. Daniel Boone's First Steps in Kentucky Marker

Inscription. Boone 1st visited Ky. on hunting trip in 1767-68. Hunted Clinch River before coming to Russell Fork of the Big Sandy River. Followed rim of Breaks Canyon through present-day Elkhorn City. He tracked 50 miles along buffalo trace to a salt lick at modern David, Ky. Wintered there before following same route home.
Presented by Elkhorn City Area Heritage Council.

Erected 2008 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2203.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Exploration. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.

Location. 37° 18.319′ N, 82° 21.254′ W. Marker is in Elkhorn City, Kentucky, in Pike County. It is on Center Street (Kentucky Route 80) south of Elkhorn Street ( Route 80), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Elkhorn City KY 41522, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky. 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Elkhorn City’s Railroads (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); William Ramey (approx. 0.2 miles away); Richard Potter (approx. half a mile away); Russell Fork Overlook

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(approx. 1.8 miles away); Known But to God (approx. 2.3 miles away); Clinchfield Overlook (approx. 3 miles away in Virginia); The Name Breaks (approx. 3.1 miles away in Virginia); Early Settlement (approx. 3½ miles away in Virginia). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Elkhorn City.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, October 12, 2008

2. Daniel Boone's First Steps in Kentucky Marker

By going to the left is south on Route 80 toward Elkhorn City.

Photographed by Forest McDermott, October 12, 2008

3. Daniel Boone's First Steps in Kentucky Marker

Looking north on Route 60, Elkhorn Street, Center Street is in the foreground.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on December 18, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,234 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 18, 2011, by Forest McDermott of Masontown, Pennsylvania. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.