Fort Boonesborough State Park

Fort Boonesborough State Park
Fort Boonesborough
LocationMadison, Kentucky, United States
Coordinates37°54′2″N 84°16′6″W / 37.90056°N 84.26833°W / 37.90056; -84.26833
Elevation568 ft (173 m)[1]
EstablishedJune 14, 1963[2]
Governing bodyKentucky Department of Parks
WebsiteFort Boonesborough State Park
Fort Boonesborough Townsite Historic District
Reproduction
Fort Boonesborough State Park is located in Kentucky
Fort Boonesborough State Park
Fort Boonesborough State Park is located in the United States
Fort Boonesborough State Park
Nearest cityRichmond, Kentucky / Winchester, Kentucky
Area352 acres (142 ha) (NR-listed area) 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) (NHL area)
Built1775 (1775)
ArchitectRichard Henderson
Daniel Boone
NRHP reference No.94000303[3]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPApril 14, 1994
Designated NHLJune 19, 1996

Fort Boonesborough was a frontier fort in Kentucky, founded by Daniel Boone and his men following their crossing of the Kentucky River on April 1, 1775. The settlement they founded, known as Boonesborough, Kentucky, is Kentucky's second oldest European-American settlement. It served as a major frontier outpost during the American Revolutionary War, and survived into the early 19th century before its eventual abandonment. A National Historic Landmark now administered as part of Fort Boonesborough State Park, the site is one of the best-preserved archaeological sites of early westward expansion by British colonists in that period. It is located in Madison County, Kentucky off Kentucky Route 627.

  1. ^ "Fort Boonesboro State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference history was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.