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Col. Daniel Boone

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On February 7, 1778, Daniel Boone and 27 salt makers were taken prisoner at Blue Licks, Kentucky, by the Shawnees and brought to Old Chillicothe. Boone and eleven others were adopted by the Shawnees. Ten were taken over the Bullskin Trail to Detroit and held for ransom. The fate of six is unknown.
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