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KY Landmark reminds Chris Bennett of wonderful history teacher The years only add appreciation for what dedicated teacher did for every student at the John Adair Middle School. (Now Adair County Middle School. The name went with the building, not the grade level. John Adair is now an intermediate school. -CM) With one photo By Chris Bennett Twenty Years Ago, when I was in the 7th grade. Mr. Curry saw to it that every child attending John Adair Middle School made the pilgrimage to this historic Kentucky landmark. High on a ridge overlooking the Kentucky River is the final resting place of the legendary adventurer and frontiersman, Daniel Boone. As a young child I don't think I appreciated the school field trip as much as I do now. Boone suffered tragedies while living in Kentucky In trying to make a home in Kentucky, Boone suffered the death of two sons. His son James was killed when he first tried to settle in Kentucky. The second, Israel, was killed in the last battle of the Revolutionary war, "The Battle of Blue Licks," on August 19, 1782, at Mt. Olivet, KY just North of Lexington. His daughter Jemima was once abducted by "Indians", but due to his skills as a woodsman he was able to rescue her. This story inspired a great piece of the American Literature, "The Last of the Mohicans" In the accompanying photo, there is another Kentucky Landmark. I wonder how many Kentuckians could identify it. Last Friday I went to Frankfort to do some historical research. I hadn't been there since my 7th grade field trip with Mr Curry. I had forgotten just how majestic our capitol city actually is. This story was posted on 2008-09-17 09:19:49
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