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Removal of Boone Remains Spurs Kentucky Missouri Debates
In Missouri history notes, the 1845 removal of Daniel Boone and his wife Rebecca is recounted. Kentuckians sought honors in Frankfort with a monument, while Missouri mourned the loss of Boone’s sovereignty over his gravesite. Descendants weighed consent, and reactions split along state lines amid ceremony and controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boone
Missouri
Floyd C. Shoemaker
Daniel Boone
Marthasville
Warren County
Mr. Griswold
Missouri General Assembly
Griswold
Kentucky
Pioneer
Frankford
Kentucky Capitol
Kentucky River
Daniel
Rebecca Boone
Mr. Crittenden
Joseph B. Wells
William Boone
Harvey Griswold
Frankfort
John J. Crittenden
Inquirer
Jefferson City
St. Louis
Kentucky State Library
Cemetery Society of