Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve

Pilot Knob State Nature Preserve is located in Powell County,[1] Kentucky,[2] USA.

A 730-foot (220 m) outcrop[1] is believed to be the place where Daniel Boone and his companion John Finley first looked out over the area in 1769.[2][3]

It is owned and managed by the Office of Kentucky Nature Preserves.

References

  1. 1 2 Weese, Zeb (2009-02-28). "Pilot Knob SNP". Kentucky State Nature Preserves Commission. Archived from the original on 2004-01-17. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  2. 1 2 "Daniel Boone stepped here?". KET Kentucky Life. Retrieved 2009-06-11.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 243. Retrieved 24 November 2013.

Coordinates: 37°54′40″N 83°56′10″W / 37.911°N 83.936°W / 37.911; -83.936


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