This monument sits atop Daniel Boone’s original grave, located in the Marthasville area overlooking the Missouri River. This site is part of the Boone-Bryan family cemetery. Rebecca Boone died in 1813 and was buried here. Boone died in 1820 and was buried next to her grave.

In 1845, Kentucky officials removed Daniel and Rebecca Boone’s bodies and reburied them in Frankfort, the capital of Kentucky. Some historians believe they took a slave’s body instead of Boone’s body. The debate continues, with each state claiming to have Boone’s remains.

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