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Kentucky, United States
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Daniel Boone Country is Kentucky's southeasternmost region, along the Appalachian border with Virginia and Tennessee. Its territory is dominated by the Daniel Boone National Forest.
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Dr. Thomas Walker led the first expedition through Cumberland Gap in 1750. Near the river which he named the Cumberland, Walker built a cabin, a replica of which stands on the site today.
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Corbin, a small city in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country, is the birthplace of Kentucky Fried Chicken.
Hazard is a city in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country, county seat of Perry County and perhaps the quintessential Appalachian coal town. At the 2020 census the population was 5,263.
London is a small city in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country.
Williamsburg is a small city in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country.
Paintsville is a city in the Kentucky Appalachians. It's one of those eastern Kentucky towns that is feeling the effects of the downturn in the coal industry.
Prestonsburg is a city and the county seat of Floyd County in Daniel Boone Country.
Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area that straddles the regions of Eastern Tennessee and Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country.
Cumberland Falls State Resort Park is a state park in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country, within the Daniel Boone National Forest.
Cumberland Gap National Historical Park is a United States National Historical Park, spanning the states of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia.
The Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky embraces some of the most rugged terrain west of the Appalachian Mountains.
London is a small city in Kentucky's Daniel Boone Country.
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