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DANIEL BOONE FUN FACTS |
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- Daniel Boone wore a black felt hat, not a coonskin cap
as is usually believed. The coonskin cap was actually worn by Davey
Crockett who died at the Alamo on March 6th, 1836..
- Daniel never admitted to being lost, but one time he
said he had been "confused for several weeks" another account of this
story says that Daniel stated he was "bewildered for three days".
- Daniel Boone's friend was Abraham Lincoln. Not the President of the United States, but his grandfather.
- Daniel was (very)
distantly related to the US President Abraham Lincoln. The story goes;
Abraham Lincoln's 3rd great grandfather's sister-in-law was
cousins with Daniel.
- Daniel was called "Widemouth" by some Indians, and "Big Turtle" by others.
- Daniel named his trusty rifle "TickLicker". He claimed
he could shoot a tick off of a horse, without hurting the horse.
Daniel's gun was a gift from his older brother Squire Jr.
- Daniel carved his name onto a tree at the entrance of a cave where he stayed for the winter in Mercer County, KY in 1769-1770
- Daniel tested Rebecca's temper before he proposed marriage.
He purposely cut a hole in her apron and when she did ot become angry, he knew
she was even-tempered and would make a great frontier wife.
The above facts were compiled by Andrea Myers 2006
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