Winchester in Clark County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Daniel Boone
Born 1734 Died 1820
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 4, 2021
1. Daniel Boone Marker
Explored Kentucky, 1769-1774
Opened Wilderness Road, 1776
Founded Boonesborough, 1775
Hunter Surveyor Soldier
Foremost pioneer of Kentucky
An instrument ordained to settle the wilderness.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1776.
Location. 37° 59.512′ N, 84° 11.17′ W. Marker is in Winchester, Kentucky, in Clark County. It is on College Street west of Wheeler Avenue, on the left when traveling west. The statue is located in College Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Winchester KY 40391, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region and in Greater Lexington Area. 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: Homer C. Ledford (here, next to this marker); Hanson Home Site (approx. 0.2 miles away); Governor James Clark (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away); Clark County War Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Clark County Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Herbert H. Moore House (approx. half a mile away); Gov. James Clark Judicial Center (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winchester.
Also see . . . Daniel Boone at FindAGrave.com. (Submitted on September 18, 2013, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
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Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 4, 2021
2. Daniel Boone Marker and Statue
Photographed by Frank Profitt, January 4, 2021
3. Daniel Boone Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2022. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 6,919 times since then and 79 times this year. Last updated on August 17, 2013, by Keith S Smith of West Chester, Pennsylvania. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 4, 2021, by Frank Profitt of Georgetown, Kentucky. • Al Wolf was the editor who published this page.
