Daniel Boone was an American pioneer, explorer, woodsman, and frontiersman, whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now Kentucky. It was still considered part of Virginia but was on the western side of the Appalachian Mountains from most European-American settlements. As a young adult, Boone supplemented his farm income by hunting and trapping game, and selling their pelts in the fur market. Through this occupational interest, Boone first learned the easy routes to the area. Despite some resistance from American Indian tribes such as the Shawnee, in 1775, Boone blazed his Wilderness Road from North Carolina and Tennessee through Cumberland Gap in the Cumberland Mountains into Kentucky. There, he founded the village of Boonesborough, Kentucky, one of the first American settlements west of the Appalachians. Before the end of the 18th century, more than 200,000 Americans migrated to Kentucky/Virginia by following the route marked by Boone.
Boone County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 54,165. Its county seat is Belvidere.
U.S. Route 421 (US 421) is a spur route of U.S. 21. It runs for 941 miles (1,514 km) from Fort Fisher, North Carolina south of Wilmington to Michigan City, Indiana at U.S. 20.
West Virginia's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in southern West Virginia. The district covers the state's second largest city, Huntington, includes Bluefield, Princeton and Beckley, and has a long history of coal mining, forestry and farming.
Uneeda is an unincorporated community on the Pond Fork River in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. The town lies along West Virginia Route 85.
Wharton is an unincorporated community and coal town on the Pond Fork River in Boone County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Wharton lies along West Virginia Route 85. Wharton was named for Joseph Wharton, a large landowner from Philadelphia.
Jackson Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,173 and it contained 469 housing units. The township was named for President Andrew Jackson.
The Buckskin Council is the local council of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) that serves Scouts in Scouts in Kentucky, Ohio, Virginia and West Virginia.
Gordon is an unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Gordon is approximately 12 miles from Madison. Gordon is accessible from Boone County Route 26, which is located right off West Virginia Route 85 at the Van Bridge split.
Peytona is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Peytona is located on the Big Coal River and West Virginia Route 3 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Madison. Peytona has a post office with ZIP code 25154.
Ridgeview is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Ridgeview is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Madison. Ridgeview has a post office with ZIP code 25169.
Morrisvale is an unincorporated community and coal town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Morrisvale is located on County Route 8 and Jack Smith Run 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Madison.
Greenwood is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Greenwood is located along West Virginia Route 85 and Pond Fork 18 miles (29 km) south-southeast of Madison.
Eden is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
Bradley is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia.
Boone was an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia.
Clinton, West Virginia may refer to:
Reverend Clinton Caldwell Boone was an African-American minister, dentist and medical missionary in the Congo and Liberia. The son of Rev. Lemuel Washington Boone and Charlotte Chavis Boone, he played an important role as a missionary for the Lott Carey Foreign Mission Convention and the American Baptist Missionary Union, now the American Baptist International Ministries.
The 2016 United States presidential election in West Virginia was held on November 8, 2016, as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. West Virginia voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party's nominee, businessman Donald Trump, and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate, Virginia Senator Tim Kaine.
