The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-04-30
HONOR BOONFS
MEMORY TODAY
Suitable Memorial Dedicated as
Tribute to Indiana Fighter
and Hunter.
A GRANITE SHAFT And CABIN
16oth Anniversary of Departure Of
Boone Family from Pennsylvania
and 141st of Boone's Departure
From South Carolina.

Salisbury, ~ c.. April sO-To the
memory OF that famous pioneer DAN
lei Boone, civilizer of the North Caro-
lima anu Kentucky wilderness, founder
or Boonesborough. KY. and central
hgure and hero in the many boyhood
stories OF Indian fighting and hunting
tales, memorials We're ceremoniously
dedicated at Holmanis Ford. near here
Today These promise to become a
mecca for patriotic pilgrims.
on the historic spot where Boone
spent nineteen years of his vigorous
young manhood, hunting and resisting
the skulking Redskins patriotic North
Caroiinians have erected new log
cabin. replica of the one occupied by
the intrepid hunter and his family.
Directly I'm front of the simple building
stands handsome shaft of native
Rowan granite forming an Indian ar
row head fifteen feet high and mount
ed upon massive base. Ornamenting
this Is bronze tablet bearing the
name Daniel Boone and the date of his
residence in North Carolina. Both of
these memorials were dedicated with
appropriate ceremonies in which MANY
Of the direct descendants of Boone.
and score of others who boast of
their relationship to the pioneer, par
ticipated
An elaborate program of exercises
had been arranged for the event. ]. r.
McRary president of the Daniel Boone
Memorial Association. was master of
ceremonies and Governor William w.
kitchin, presided. The chief addresses
were delivered by Judge Peter c. Prit-
chard of the United States circuit
court of appeals, and representative
Page of the seventh North Carolina
district.
The picturesque cabin which was
dedicated today, the relics of the great
pioneer that IT contains and the uni
que tablet designed to perpetuate his
memory, are fruits Of the work of the
Daniel Boone Memorial association.
Incorporated by the general assembly
Of North Carolina in 1909. The as
sociation was created corporation.
with power to hold lands. erect suit
ahle memorials collect historical ma
terials and such other things as are
necessary to perpetuate the memory
Of the life OF Daniel Boone i'm North
Carolina" The association Is com
posed Of eleven men. OF whom ]. r.
McRary. Of Lexington is chairman.
and II is vested with the power to
perpetuate itself
The memorial is one-story, double
roomed, log structure. with clay Chin
ney and shelter. Housed within IL
are numerous precious relics. such as
guns. hunting knives powder horns
and articles of clothing worn by the
pioneer las well as cooking utensils
used by his family.
The significance of the selection of
the date for the dedication lies in the
fact that April 80 is the -60th anniver-
sary of the departure of the Boone
family from Bucks County. Pennsyl-
vania. for their new home on the
banks OF the Yadkln river. and the
141st anniversary Of the departure OF
Daniel Boone from North Carolina for
Kentucky.
II is a little known fact that not
many miles away. in old Joppa ceme-
tery near Mocksville. Davio County.
repose the remains of Daniel Boone's
father and mother. The grave OF
Squire Boone is marked by a simple
which has been enclosed in
a steel cage to save 1t from relic hunt
ers, which bears this literal inscrip-
tior:
Squire Boone departed this
life in thay sixty-ninth year
of his life in thay year of our
Lord, 1855. Geneary tina 3"