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Day 1 - June 21, 2004 - St. Charles to Marthasville
History on the Trail
Daniel Boone Gravesite
Along Katy Trail State Park, just outside of Marthasville, lies the gravesite of Daniel Boone, one of Missouri’s great pioneers and legends. Boone died in Defiance, Mo., and was buried alongside his wife Rebecca in the hilltop cemetery a mile off Hwy. 94.
Very few people deny that Daniel Boone died and was buried here in 1820, but there is much controversy as to where Boone lies today. Twenty-five years after Boone was laid to rest in Missouri, the city of Frankfort, Ky. claims to have exhumed the bodies of Daniel and Rebecca Boone and taken them back to Boone’s home state. The city of Defiance claims that Frankfort dug up the wrong body and that the great Missouri pioneer is still 6 feet under the hill outside of Marthasville. Recent scientific evidence seems to support Defiance’s claim but no one is really 100 percent sure.
When you are riding along the trail between Dutzow and Marthasville, be sure to take a quick trip down the road to see part of the mystery for yourself.
