Photograph
Daniel Boone Tree Bark Carving
| A piece of tree bark into which is carved the name D. Boon, as well as other words and numbers. The markings are thought to have been made by Daniel Boone. The beech tree has the inscription, "D. Boon killed a bar. 1775" carved into it. The tree was located up until the 1880s near Boon's Creek, Tennessee. |
| Image ID: | 91648 |
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| Creation Date: | date unknown |
| Creator Name: | Wertz, G. N. |
| City: | Abingdon |
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| State: | Virginia |
| Collection Name: | Draper manuscripts: Daniel Boone papers, 1760-1911 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | Draper MSS 17C, page 18 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4 x 6 inches |
| See also Image ID: 2657 |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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