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Death of Boone's Son
Wilderness Rd,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 42' 32.088528",
-82° 54' 31.734576"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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In this valley, on 10 Oct. 1773, Delaware, Shawnee, and Cherokee Indians killed Daniel Boone's eldest son, James, and five others in their group of eight settlers en route to Kentucky. Separated from Daniel Boone's main party, the men had set up camp near Wallen's Creek. At dawn the Indians attacked and killed James Boone, Henry Russell, John and Richard Mendenhall (brothers), a youth whose last name was Drake, and Charles (one of two slaves in the party). Isaac Crabtree and Adam, a slave, escaped. This event prompted Boone and his party to abandon their first attempt to settle Kentucky.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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