Eastern Trailhead
—ca. 1805 —
The Boone Trace was an important westward trail for American settlers. The Boone Trace probably followed a trail used by American Indians. In the early 1800s it was used by Daniel Boone's sons Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone. For travel to the Boon Salt Lick in present-day Howard County. Nearby this marker was the Boone settlement. Composed of Spanish land grants given to Daniel Boone and the Boone family. The Trace ran from the Boone settlement through Charette (near present-day Marthasville) and westward along the Missouri River to the Boone Salt Lick.HM Number | HM2GCE |
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Year Placed | 2010 |
Placed By | Missouri State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution, Saint Charles Chapter, NSDAR |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Tuesday, April 30th, 2019 at 8:01pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15S E 691975 N 4275590 |
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Decimal Degrees | 38.60806667, -90.79521667 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 36.484', W 90° 47.713' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 36' 29.04" N, 90° 47' 42.78" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling East |
Closest Postal Address | At or near , , |
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