Boone Station State Historic Site
The Boone Station State Historic Site is a state park in the US state of Kentucky . The 18 acre park is located near Lexington in Fayette County . In December 1779, the American pioneer Daniel Boone and his family founded Boone Station, after which the Boonesborough settlement became too big for them. In its heyday, 15 to 20 families lived in Boone Station. Daniel Boone and his family suffered severe blows while living in Boone Station. His son Israel and his nephew Thomas Boone died at the Battle of Blue Licks in 1781, and his brother Edward was killed by Indians in Bourbon County . In addition, in 1781 their claim to Boone Station was invalid, so that Boone and the other settlers had to leave the settlement. In 1791 the settlement was completely deserted, in 1795 a Robert Frank bought over 200 hectares of land including the Boone Station area and built a new house for his family here. Daniel Boone eventually moved to the Louisiana Territory with his family . The grounds of the former Boone Station were donated to the state of Kentucky in 1991 by Robert C. Strader, who opened the state park here in 1992. However, only a memorial stone and information boards point to the earlier settlement of pioneers. There is a one-mile circular path through the park and picnic areas.
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literature
- Susan Reigler: The complete Guide to Kentucky State Parks. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky 2009, ISBN 978-0-8131-9208-6
Coordinates: 37 ° 57 ′ 11.3 " N , 84 ° 21 ′ 17.9" W.