Daniel Boone and James Harrod
Daniel Boone.
1800-1850
Kentucky
The Cherokee, Chickasaw, Shawnee, and Yuchi Indian tribes all predated the first European settlers. The Shawnee tribe occupied 75 percent of the land in Kentucky.
During 1779 and 1780 alone, approximately 20,000 settlers streamed into kentucky.
Native-Americans who were not thrilled by their presence.Abundant game.Beautiful forests that required clearance.Rich soil.Navigabile streams.
Daniel Boone
kentucky
aborigines is the first settlers
The first settlers in Maryland were the Puritans.
The address of the Painted Stone Settlers Inc is: Po Box 1381, Shelbyville, KY 40066-1381
In 1750, Thomas Walker, a pioneer scout, entered Kentucky through the Cumberland Gap and made the first thorough exploration of the eastern part of the region. Daniel Boone explored eastern Kentucky in 1767. He came to Kentucky again in 1769, and spent two years in the Bluegrass Region. Simon Kenton explored northeastern Kentucky in 1773 and 1774. James Harrod led a group of colonists into Kentucky from Pennsylvania. They established Harrodsburg, Kentucky's first permanent white settlement. Boone led a group of settlers through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky in 1775. His route became known as the Wilderness Road. Boone settled along the Kentucky River and called his site Boonesborough.