Simon Kenton's Birthplace

Simon Kenton's Birthplace is a Virginia historical marker in Prince William County, dedicated 1942.

Prince William County · dedicated 1942 · Rte. 15, 6.89 miles south of Rte. 50 (Gilberts Corner)

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Near Hopewell Gap, five miles west, Simon Kenton was born, 1755. Leaving home in 1771, he became an associate of Daniel Boone and George Rogers Clark in Indian fighting. He won fame as a scout and as one of the founders of Kentucky. Kenton died in Ohio in 1836.

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