Squire Boone Jr. was born October 5, 1744 in Berks County, Pennsylvania. In 1804 at age 60, he settled with his family in Harrison County. The settlement is in what is now called Boone Township and it began to flourish. He acquired a large tract of land on the western edge of the township near the cave where he and his brother hid from the Indians many years earlier. Boone considered the cave to be sacred and decided that this is where he wanted to be entombed. On his land Boone carved stone out of a nearby hill to build his home. He carved into the quarry wall various religious and political statements that are still there today. Boone also built Old Goshen Church one of the first churches in the state. He died at age 71 in 1815 and was buried in a cave on his property. His remains were left undisturbed for many years until mid 20th century relic hunters began taking parts of his coffin and even his bones. In 1973 his remains were removed from a small pit cave and placed into a new coffin built by employees of the cave where it resides today at the end of the tour of Squire Boone Caverns.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Sep 2013 15:48:00 +0000
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