The first day saw us reach our destination in the heat of the day around 2pm. It was interesting to find numerous references to Daniel Boone in the names of a church, the schools, a rural highway, etc.
Although the original log cabin was replaced by a later homestead, it was neat to see the original "spring cellar" still in operation. Their ingenious way to keep food in cold storage was to have a natural spring in the cellar into which they kept the food in jars sitting in the water with a temp around 40F.
It was not hard to imagine Daniel and his brothers hunting and trapping and exploring the surrounding forested hillsides. Daniel was born here October 22, 1734.
"I love you....byebye! " -Levi, when he was shown these pictures.
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