| At mile 285,
the parkway meets pioneer legend, Daniel Boone. Boone's legendary
'Trace' became a gateway to the west through the Appalachians, and he marked
some of his route nearby. The route, which was cleared during the
1770's, is more famous in Tennessee and Kentucky; there it is more commonly
known as the 'Wilderness Road.' (1)
Local farmland borders
the Parkway at Boone's Trace.
Looking North on the
Parkway from Boone's Trace.
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Sources & Links:
(1) Cletheroe, Joel. "Wilderness Road,
Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia." Historic and Named Trails and Roads
in the USA and Canada. http://freespace.virgin.net/john.cletheroe/usa_can/histroad/#wilderness_road
(April 4, 2003)
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Boone Bits ---'Boonebunny'
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Last Updated: November 25, 2007
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