Daniel Boone Wasn't Just an Incredible Woodsman

Daniel Boone has been known throughout history as one of America's best land surveyors. His exploration through Kentucky led to the beginning of our colonization of the West. Boone has many myths that surround him making him out to be a recluse that went into the wilderness because that is where he belonged. Myths like the Daniel Boone Show in the 60's and 70's portray him as a wild man who will go fight off Indians and kill dangerous woodland animals daily. But there was more to him than just being a mountain man conquering the wilderness. Boone fought in the French and Indian War and was a militia officer during the Revolutionary war. He executed over 150 surveys of new terrain in his life and in 1783 he was appointed Deputy Surveyor of Lincoln County, south of the Kentucky River. [1] American history depicts Daniel Boone as a loner wild man who didn't fit in society and enjoyed living in the wilderness away from civilization, but from his work in the military and for Lincoln County it is clear he was just a particularly skilled surveyor who was exploring for the good of our country and the lives of his own family.