Squire Boone
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Squire Maugridge Boone Jr. was an American frontiersman and the younger brother of Daniel Boone. In 1780, he founded the first colonized settlement in Shelby County, Kentucky. The tenth of eleven chil
An 1852 painting titled, "Squire Boone Crossing the Mountains with Stores for His Brother Daniel, Encamped in the Wilds of Kentucky"
Marker denoting Squire Boone's original burial spot
Long Run massacre
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The Long Run massacre occurred on 13 September 1781 at the intersection of Floyd's Fork creek with Long Run Creek, along the Falls Trace, a trail in what is now eastern Jefferson County, Kentucky.
Squire Boone
…injury to make the trip, he stayed behind at the station with his family and one other. The fleeing settlers were attacked in what became known as the Long Run Massacre. In 1782, he began acting as a land locator for wealthy land speculators who did not want to personally risk living on the frontier. However, due to…
Lake in area of the massacre as it appears in 2008
Park entrance sign
Park scene