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  2. Boone, North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    Boone took its name from the famous pioneer and explorer Daniel Boone, who on several occasions camped at a site generally agreed to be within the present city limits. Daniel's nephews, Jesse and Jonathan (sons of brother Israel Boone), were members of the town's first church, [6] Three Forks Baptist, still in existence today. [7] Boone was ...

  3. List of places in the United States named after people ...

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    Coolidge, Arizona – named for 30th President of the United States Calvin Coolidge and the most recent city to be named after a U.S. President; Cooper, Maine – General John Cooper (landowner) [156] Cooper River (South Carolina) – Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury [156] Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper

  4. Boone County, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    9.1 Cities. 9.2 Census-designated places. 9.3 Other unincorporated communities. ... Boone County was created in 1798, and named after Daniel Boone. Margaret Garner

  5. Boonesborough, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    Boonesborough was founded as Boone's Station by the frontiersman Daniel Boone while working for Richard Henderson and Nathanial Hart of the Transylvania Company. [2] Boone led a group of settlers (which included a number of African Americans [ 3 ] ) through the mountains from Fort Watauga (present-day Elizabethton in Tennessee ), carving the ...

  6. Booneville, Mississippi - Wikipedia

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    The city flag, welcome sign, and city website bear the image of a magnolia blossom, a symbol of hospitality as well as the state flower of Mississippi. Booneville was incorporated in 1861 [7] and named after R.H. Boone, a relative of Daniel Boone. The population was 8,743 at the 2010 census. [8] It is one of 21 certified Mississippi retirement ...

  7. 5 Towns Named After Presidents -- And More Affordable Than ...

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    By Jerry Kronenberg You know that Washington, D.C., is named for America's first president, but did you know that Harrison City, Pa., (population 134) honors ninth president William Henry Harrison ...

  8. Boonsboro, Maryland - Wikipedia

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    Local lore asserts Boonsboro was founded by George Boone, a cousin of Daniel Boone, and was originally named "Margaretsville" after his wife. The town was incorporated as Boonesborough in 1831. Local newspapers and villagers preferred the name Boonsboro. The former name was used on some documents as late as 1903.

  9. Booneville, Kentucky - Wikipedia

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    The town was originally named Moore's Station after its chief landowner. It was renamed Boone's Station and then Booneville in honor of the American frontiersman, Daniel Boone. [4] The town, consisting at the time of little more than a temporary log courthouse, became the county seat when Owsley County was formed on May 20, 1844.