Fort
Boonesborough State Park
Fort Boonesborough State Park is the site of Boonesborough, established in 1775
by Richard Henderson and Daniel Boone of the Transylvania Company. Boone, in the
advance party, first constructed several log huts in a sycamore hollow which led
to the Kentucky River. The settlement was later moved by Henderson to a nearby
rise on the river bank. A hollow squared stockade enclosing about an acre of
ground with blockhouses and cabins was eventually completed in September 1778 -
just in time to withstand a nine-day attack by Indians and Frenchmen, later
known as "The Great Siege."
Boonesborough remained a stopping point and trade center on the Kentucky River
for the next fifty-one years. However the population of the town declined and
the defensive need for the fort ended after peace was secured with the British
and Indians. Boonesborough ceased to exist as a town by 1820 and became a
mineral spring resort in the early twentieth century.
Today, Fort Boonesborough has been reconstructed as a working fort complete with
blockhouses, cabins, and period furnishings. Resident artisans perform pioneer
craft demonstrations on 18th-century antiques and impart pioneer experiences to
modern-day visitors.
Kentucky River Museum
Kentucky River Museum -
A Look at an Essential Part of Kentucky History - the history of the Kentucky
River, the building of the locks and dams on the Kentucky River by the U. S.
Corps of Engineers and the life style of the families who lived and worked at
the 14 locks and dams that are on the Kentucky River.
Daniel Boone Homestead
