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This is a replica of the fort that Daniel Boone built in 1775
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A monument to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of the fort
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Detail of the corner of the fort from the outside
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A plaque at the entrance explaining how the fort came to be
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Looking just inside the fort
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Looking to the left at the row of cabin replicas
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We're on our way to the corner of the fort where there is a film shown regarding the history of the fort
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This gentleman sitting here is from England
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Target practice
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Each cabin was a little more sophisticated than the one before it
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Very bare
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And you slept on a pallet on the floor
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Cabin 2 is a little more comfortable
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The bed is off the floor & there's a small loft
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More cooking utensils & furniture
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This was the best of the cabins
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A real bed, although it is small by today's standards
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More things from home
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A painting of Fort Boonesboro & how it was situated along the river
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Map of Boone's Trace from Cumberland Gap to Fort Boonesboro
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Detail of the southern area
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Detail of the northern section
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This docent was cooking a stew outside
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This was where he was cooking
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This is iron ore, I think.
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The blacksmith's forge
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Some Indian arrowheads & pottery
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A period book about KY
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A map of the "Falls of the Ohio" where we were the day before
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This is the beginning of a display about Daniel Boone
