Florence in Boone County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Boone County, 1798
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 20, 2012
1. Boone County, 1798 Marker
Formed by legislative act from a part of Campbell County. Names for Daniel Boone, renowned Kentucky pioneer-explorer.
Big Boone Lick, graveyard of the mammoth, was discovered in 1729 by Capt. M. de Longueil. In 1756, Mary Inglis was brought here by Shawnees, the first white woman in Kentucky. In 1765-66, extensive bone collection sent to England.
Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1253.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Exploration • Paleontology • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1729.
Location. 38° 56.319′ N, 84° 38.032′ W. Marker is in Florence, Kentucky, in Boone County. It is on Interstate 71 (U.S. I-71S). Marker is at the southbound I-71/I-75 Walton Welcome Center, near Milepost 177. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence KY 41042, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, and in the Ohio River Valley. 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 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Richwood Presbyterian Church (approx. 2.9 miles away); John Hunt Morgan Escape Route (approx. 3 miles away); You Are Not Forgotten (approx. 3.1 miles away); Major John P. Gaines
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Other markers no longer nearby. Skirmish at Snows Pond (was approx. 2.6 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Abner Gaines House (was approx. 4.1 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 20, 2012
2. Boone County, 1798 Marker at Walton Welcome Center
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 20, 2012
3. Interstate 75 Completion Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,288 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 15, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
