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Daniel Boone
Born on this day in 1734, Daniel Boone would become a legendary figure in American history as an pioneer woodsman. He is known for having crossed the Appalachian mountains that separated the then American colonies from the western via the Cumberland Gap. The first time he went beyond the mountains was on a hunting trip. He would settle Kentucky where he founded Boonesborough.