Daniel Boone

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An American explorer and frontiersman who was instrumental in the development of the Wilderness Road.

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(noun)

Daniel Boone (November 2, 1734 [O.S. October 22] – September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer, explorer, and frontiersman whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States.

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  • The Wilderness Road

    • Daniel Boone created the route in 1775, when he created a trail for the Transylvania Company from Fort Chiswell in Virginia through the Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky.
    • To build a road to this territory, Henderson hired Daniel Boone, an experienced hunter and explorer, to carve out a trail through the Cumberland Gap into central Kentucky .
    • Beginning on March 10, 1775 Boone, along with thirty-five men, cut a trail from Kingsport, Tennessee through the forests and mountains to Kentucky.

  • The Rise of the West

    • In 1775, Daniel Boone blazed a trail from Virginia into central Kentucky, which was later lengthened to reach the Falls of the Ohio at Louisville.

  • Expansion and the Mexican-American War

    • The frontiersman Daniel Boone pioneered the settlement of Kentucky.

  • The End of the Frontier

    • Many thousands of settlers, typified by Daniel Boone, had already reached Kentucky and Tennessee and adjacent areas.

  • The Louisiana Purchase

    • Because the Appalachian Mountains formed a natural barrier and made passage to the West nearly impossible, Daniel Boone established the Wilderness Road in 1775, when he created a trail for the Transylvania Company from Virginia through central Kentucky.

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