Learning Our Local History On A Kentucky Hillside

Kingsport Times-News, Kingsport Times-News
Mon, 06/24/2019 - 9:00pm

One of the themes of the American Battlefield Trust’s conference I recently attended in Kentucky was Daniel Boone and the American Revolution. We rolled out early on a Friday morning and after a brief stop along the Kentucky River we were soon walking in a light sprinkle of rain along the trail to Fort Boonesborough.

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