Fort Boonesborough State Park

Fort Boonesborough State Park

Infobox_nrhp | name =Fort Boonesborough Townsite Historic District
nrhp_type = nhld



caption = Fort Boonesborough
nearest_city= Richmond, Kentucky
locmapin = Kentucky
area =
built =1775
architect= Henderson,Richard; Boone,Daniel
architecture= No Style Listed
added = April 14, 1994
governing_body = State
refnum=94000303cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

Fort Boonesborough was a frontier fort in Kentucky, founded by Daniel Boone and his men following their crossing of the Kentucky River on April 1, 1775. The settlement they founded, known as Boonesborough, Kentucky, is Kentucky's second oldest American settlement.

The fort was the scene of much action during the western theater of the American Revolutionary War. In September 1778, the fort withstood an attack by American Indians in what would later be called "The Great Siege". The settlement was later moved to Henderson, Kentucky.

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Located in what is now Madison County, Kentucky, Fort Boonesborough State Park was rebuilt as a working fort, containing cabins, bunkhouses and furnishing. During the in-season, the fort also houses resident artisans such as blacksmiths and potters who do open demonstrations to give visitors a taste of what pioneer life in Kentucky was like.

References

External links

* [http://parks.ky.gov/findparks/recparks/fb/ Fort Boonesborough Info]


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