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THE BATTLE OF POINT PLEASANT Whether he had received a blow upon the head, or had been stunned by the force of the fall from his horse, Oliver Barclay did not know. But, in any event, when he recove…
THE FORT AT BOONESBOROUGH After the battle of Point Pleasant, which was the most severe engagement with Indians in the history of Virginia, the tribes sent messengers to make peace with the governor…
CONCLUSION For a time the little settlement on the Kentucky grew and prospered without much notice from the Indians; but it was not long before the first rumblings of the Revolution were heard in th…
SKETCH OF BOONE’S LIFE Daniel Boone’s ancestors were English, his grandfather, George Boone, coming to America in 1717. Squire Boone, son of George, was the father of Daniel. The Boones purchased a …
