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Simon Kenton

Simon Kenton Robert Morgan Appalachian Heritage, Volume 35, Number 3, Summer 2007, pp. 93-97 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2007.0000 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/432347/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 18:23 GMT from JHU Libraries ARTICLE Robert Morgan Among the new arrivals in the Kentucky wilderness in 1775 was a giant of a youth who would come to rival Daniel Boone in reputation as a scout and hunter. He called himself Simon Butler and at six-four was already known among hunters and explorers along the Ohio River for his strength and courage. He had fled his home in Virginia when it appeared he had killed his rival for the affections of a girlfriend. His real name was Simon Kenton, but it was as Simon Butler that he joined a party going down the Ohio to the famed canelands of Kentucky. Born April 3, 1755, in Fauquier County, Virginia, Simon Kenton never attended school and could only sign his name. In 1775 he and Thomas Williams landed at the mouth of Limestone Creek on the Ohio and built a rough cabin and planted corn to establish their claims in the area. He moved on http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Appalachian Review University of North Carolina Press

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University of North Carolina Press
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Copyright © Berea College
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2692-9244
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Abstract

Robert Morgan Appalachian Heritage, Volume 35, Number 3, Summer 2007, pp. 93-97 (Article) Published by The University of North Carolina Press DOI: https://doi.org/10.1353/aph.2007.0000 For additional information about this article https://muse.jhu.edu/article/432347/summary Access provided at 19 Feb 2020 18:23 GMT from JHU Libraries ARTICLE Robert Morgan Among the new arrivals in the Kentucky wilderness in 1775 was a giant of a youth who would come to rival Daniel Boone in reputation as a scout and hunter. He called himself Simon Butler and at six-four was already known among hunters and explorers along the Ohio River for his strength and courage. He had fled his home in Virginia when it appeared he had killed his rival for the affections of a girlfriend. His real name was Simon Kenton, but it was as Simon Butler that he joined a party going down the Ohio to the famed canelands of Kentucky. Born April 3, 1755, in Fauquier County, Virginia, Simon Kenton never attended school and could only sign his name. In 1775 he and Thomas Williams landed at the mouth of Limestone Creek on the Ohio and built a rough cabin and planted corn to establish their claims in the area. He moved on

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Appalachian ReviewUniversity of North Carolina Press

Published: Jan 8, 2014

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