Articles about Boone Trace written or selected by KHM staff

Historians at the Knox Historical Museum in Barbourville believe they have pinpointed the location of the old ford or crossing on Richland Creek that

GATHER AT TOURISM OFFICE IN BARBOURVILLE, KY. 117 HIGH STREET 9 A.M. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 9, 2018

On Friday January 26, 2018, actor Kevin Hardesty portrayed Daniel Boone; then following, Actress Betsy Smith portrayed Jemima Boone at the Barbourvill

Editor’s Note: Elmer Decker’s History of Knox County, Kentucky remains one of the primary sources for research on the old Boone Trace. Decker lived fr

The City of Barbourville and Knox County Fiscal Court have passed resolutions in support of the historical significance of the old Boone Trace which p

An officer of the Knox Historical Museum is playing a key role in an organization that promotes the route that Daniel Boone blazed through Knox County

Knox Historical Museum President Michael C. Mills along with Steve Valentine and Doug Bargo continue their research and location of the Old Daniel Boo

The KHM’s History Center is continuing its research locating the old Boone Trace through present Knox County and documenting its location through deed

The Knox Historical Museum submitted information in early 2014 on the Boone Trace in Knox County, Kentucky, to the Boone Society, Inc. headed by Sam C

Imagine stepping into a time machine and whirling back to the year 1775. Suddenly, you are walking alongside the frontiersman Daniel Boone and his pa