DANIEL BOONE'S MISSOURI HOME

Founded in 1827, Lindenwood University is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in the United States and the second oldest west of the Mississippi River. Soon the university will offer courses based at the Daniel Boone Home.

Daniel Boone Myth and Reality in American Consciousness: Click HERE to reveal the detailed debate, see some photos, and read summaries of numerous works on Boone:

"Henry Nash Smith, in his 1950 "Virgin Land," sought to separate the "real" Daniel Boone from the myth that has been created. While interesting, Smith missed the point in focusing on the historical figure and not the reasons behind the various representations of Boone since John Filson's "autobiography" in 1784. This project will attempt to provide a cross-section of Boone portrayals, and attempt to place their points of view in historical context, based on the idea that a culture's myths and heroes explain who they are, and the true historical personages are less important than the image they become..."

Julie K. Rose, Fall 1995, A project of American Studies at the University of Virginia.

"The site of the birth of the great American frontiersman in 1734, the Daniel Boone Homestead interprets the life of early English and German settlers in eastern Berks County."

Daniel Boone's Grave: Click HERE for a discussion over where Daniel Boone is actually buried:

"Everyone agrees that Boone died at his son's home near Defiance, MO, in 1820. Everyone also agrees that he was buried nearby, near the grave of his wife, Rebecca. But then the story gets muddled. The folks in Frankfort, KY, would have you believe that Rebecca and Daniel were exhumed 25 years later and reinterred in Frankfort Cemetery..."