National Historic Landmark · Kentucky

Fort Boonesborough Site

Added to the National Register in 1996, and a National Historic Landmark.

The record

Property typeSite
AddressKY
CountyMadison County
ListedJun 19, 1996
Listed forHistorical archaeology, Exploration and settlement, Military
Level of significanceNational
Reference number08000427

Visiting

Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.
Limited data for this unit

The National Park Service withholds the location of this landmark to protect it, so this page shows no address, map or nearby places.

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Kentucky travel guides

  • Kentucky Off the Beaten Path®
    Zoe Strecker, 2015
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    Stephanie Stewart-Howard, 2015
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  • Roadside History
    Melba Porter Hay and Appleton, Thomas H., Jr, 2021
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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Fort Boonesborough Site listed on the National Register?

Jun 19, 1996. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Where is Fort Boonesborough Site?

Madison County, Kentucky.

Source: National Park Service

Sources

Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The spreadsheet marks its address as restricted, so no coordinates are shown from any source. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 08000427. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.