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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Boone 1 City (1990 pop. 25,186), seat of Boone co., central Iowa, on the Des Moines River; inc. 1865. It is a railroad and industrial center with plants making machinery, steel fabrications, and plastic signs. It was laid out (1865) by the railroad, which built a long, high double-track bridge there. In 1887 it annexed the nearby rival town of Boonesboro (founded 1851). 2 City (1990 pop. 12,915), seat of Watauga co., NW N.C., near the Blue Ridge Parkway. A tobacco market and cattle center located in a winter and summer mountain resort region, Boone also has varied manufacturing industries.... Read more
Daniel Boone as an Icon
Daniel Boone as an Icon Many Boones. One of the most popular frontier figures was Daniel Boone, famous backswoodsman, foe of Indians, and one of the first settlers of the state of Kentucky. Boone ’ s legend grew in the first half of the... Read more
Boone, Daniel (1734-1820)
Daniel Boone (1734-1820) Pioneer Birth of a Legend. Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania on 22 October 1734. His parents...North Carolina backcountry. Growing up on the frontier Boone learned to shoot and hunt at an early age. Although he... Read more

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