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First Settlement Attempt
- When
- 1773
- Where
- Kentucky
Boone led a group of about 50 people to establish the first British settlement in Kentucky in 1773.
In 1773, Daniel Boone packed up his family, joined by his brother Squire and a group of about 50 others, to begin the first attempt by British colonists to establish a settlement in Kentucky.
Sources
- Daniel Boone Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
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