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Death of Boone's Son

Lee County · 5 miles west of Ewing. · location approximate

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Near here, October 10, 1773, James Boone, son of Daniel Boone, and Henry Russell, members of Boone's party on the way to Kentucky, were surprised and killed by Indians.

1948 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Virginia Department of Conservation and Development, State Historical Markers of Virginia, 6th ed. (1948)

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