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Portrait or photograph of Daniel Boone: Engraving of Daniel Boone hunting in Missouri from the original painting by Chappel in the possession of the publishers

Virtual Memorial

Daniel Boone

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Daniel Boone, remembered for Frontier history, Exploration, Kentucky settlement.

1734 - 1820Frankfort, Kentucky, United States
Portrait or photograph of Daniel Boone: Remnant of a full-length portrait of Daniel Boone painted by Chester Harding . Harding painted the portrait based on ske
Remnant of a full-length portrait of Daniel Boone painted by Chester Harding . Harding painted the portrait based on sketches made when Boone was 85 years old. Harding was probably Chester Harding, Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Daniel Boone Is Remembered

Daniel Boone is remembered for frontier history, exploration, kentucky settlement. This public page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why this figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive account, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Daniel Boone.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Frankfort, Kentucky, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial hall because it is connected to Daniel Boone's story, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyond the western borders of the Thirteen Colonies. In 1775, under commission from Judge Richard Henderson's Transylvania Company, Boone blazed the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap and into Kentucky in the face of resistance from nearby Indian tribes. He founded Boonesborough, one of the first English-speaking settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. By the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 people had entered Kentucky by following the route marked by Boone.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Daniel Boone: Oil sketch of Daniel Boone , the only portrait of Boone painted from life. This was painted when Boone was 84 years old,

Oil sketch of Daniel Boone , the only portrait of Boone painted from life. This was painted when Boone was 84 years old, a few months before his death. Harding painted Boone in Jun

Chester Harding, https://www.masshist.org/database/3280, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Daniel Boone: Portrait of Daniel Boone .

Portrait of Daniel Boone .

Chester Harding, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, Kentucky ,, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Daniel Boone: Wood engraving of Daniel Boone, based on a portrait by American painter Thomas Sully.

Wood engraving of Daniel Boone, based on a portrait by American painter Thomas Sully.

"Engraved by T. Johnson" after a portrait by Thomas Sully (d. 1872), NYPL Digital Gallery, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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