Daniel Boone's Cabin Is Where??? Hidden In Plain Sight

Daniel and Rebecca Boone's cabin is located in Kingsport, Tennessee just off the side of the road. It is an amazing piece of history that is still in fantastic shape. It seems virtually no one knows it is there but it is a must-see when in the area. It is truly hidden in plain sight.

[@refinedhayseedappalachian9777]

I remember that song on TV as a kid in the 60s ........ "Daniel Boone was a man, he was a big man, fought for america to all americans free." British lost the war in 1780 around these parts ..... glad to be here. Boone had an out post and little cave right near my subdivision over here in south Johnson city .... near Buffaloe Mountain .... we got a little cemetery here in Garland subdivision with some old patriot graves from the revolution .... warms my heart to be living here .....

[@realappalachia]

Yes that was a great song, hadn’t heard it in years.

[@calvinandrew8233]

@@realappalachia I watch the show weekly on METV.

[@sandy89107]

Amazing how old this cabin is and still looks sturdy !!

[@realappalachia]

Yes, it’s definitely been fortified over time. Looks better than most new ones

[@chubs1701]

Great video thanks for sharing been to the Daniel Boone cabin in Kingsport found it by accident great place to visit thanks Shane and Melody for bringing back a memory of when i was younger and visited a lot of places

[@realappalachia]

that's great, you score a lucky find, thank you

[@robinhaupt9119]

Very cool! Thank you for bringing us along Shane and Melody!

[@realappalachia]

thank you for watching, Robin

[@SKYGUY1]

Neat find!!! I lived in BOONE, NC for 10 years. Lots of "Boone" stuff there and in "Meat Camp". At 3:25 in the video you stated that, "1973 to 1975 Daniel and Rebecca lived here." Did you mean to say 1773 to 1775? And did they live "here" then... or did they live in Duffield then? Or did you just mean that they lived in "this cabin then"? Thanks for the little tour.

[@toadrancher9804]

The cabin was moved relatively recently. See my comment for more details.

[@user-ow1iu2wz1x]

Nice cabin. I didn’t know it was even there. Next time I head that way I’m gonna check it out. I remember the song also, still sing it sometimes even now. ❤

[@pambroderick4275]

Very cool! I had no idea it was there.😊

[@realappalachia]

i lived there for 5 years and just now found out lol

[@daleminton6822]

My 4x's great grandfather traveled with Daniel Boone from Kingsport to Boonesborough. His name was memorialized on the monument at the Boonesborough park. Also, in Scott County Virginia near Gate City there is a creek called Big Moccasin. The story goes that the Boone party traveled through on their way to Kentucky, found moccasin prints on the creek bank and named the creek.

[@realappalachia]

I love learning that kind of stuff, thanks for the informative comment

[@toadrancher9804]

The cabin's present location may have confused you. The Boone party only travelled through the Kingsport area on their way to what became Castlewood, VA. The cabin was moved from that area to Kingsport to be part of the museum, there. When they left for KY, it was from Castlewood, not Kingsport.

[@angeliaswecker5909]

My fifth great grandfather was Elisha wallen he also traveled with Daniel Boone and showed him the hunting grounds around Scott county. Elisha wallen was a long hunter and a famous one in those days

[@daleminton6822]

@@toadrancher9804 I should have clarified a little better, my Ancestor Joshua Penix joined the Boone Party in Kingsport from what I understand. In 2015 a descendent of Joshua's recreated the walk from Kingsport to the Fort, following the original Boone Trace as closely as possible.

[@DugrozReports]

3:20 - Daniel Boone was still alive in 1975!?!?!? Woah!!!! :)

[@realappalachia]

Yep I’m surprised you’re the first to mention it. I don’t do well on pseudoephedrine

[@ronman5011]

Daniel Boone was born in 1734 and died Sept. 26 1820 in Defiance Missouri.

[@peterjhillier7659]

Thank you for sharing, so nice to see your new wee one as well!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you so much, she’s a little handful lol

[@johnbyington3458]

Thanks for the video. I originally thought that you meant that Daniel Boone lived in Kingsport and the cabin was still standing. He had several places he "lived" in the area, but mostly over in Ft Blackmore, VA area. You mentioned Duffield, that would have been right for Daniel.

[@harveycaldwell2409]

Thank you Shane and melody for this video

[@realappalachia]

Thank you, Harvey

[@bettieupton2168]

Kingsport is my hometown. I passed that cabin many times, thinking it was just part of the Netherland Inn. Didn’t know it was Daniel Boone’s birthplace. Thanks.

[@elizabethgould3938]

Daniel Boone was born in Pennsylvania to Quaker parents. He traveled down to NC to marry Rebecca and then they were off to Kentucky through the Gap and then after that to Missouri where his final home (made of rock) still stands today.

[@jameswithrow8958]

Hello enjoy you guys nice to see ya melody and Shane

[@realappalachia]

Thank you

[@brianjones7660]

make it an AirBnB.... Smart of ol' Daniel to locate next to the freeway.... I live in Boone where his annual gathering of hunters & trappers met up on Rich Mountain as the winter approached ....its called Meat Camp Road.....y'all come!

[@realappalachia]

Now Meat Camp Road sounds like a good spot

[@harveycaldwell2409]

I always do love your videos Shane and melody

[@user-ej1it4qh1d]

My husband said that his family is related down the line to Rebecca, Daniel Boone’s wife. I love old cabins. Thanks for sharing.

[@brucewillman8185]

You should take a road trip to Berks County PA to visit the Daniel Boone homestead.

[@timandtammytime]

Nice! Thanks for sharing!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you!

[@nurse_and_musician]

Mama melody is glowing ✨️😍 this video was so cool guys thank you for sharing!!!!

[@realappalachia]

Yes she is ❤️, thank you so much

[@marklawson4160]

Well now this IS an amazing find. I lived in Kingsport all my life until 1989 when I moved to Knoxville. I know where the Inn is as I was raised on the Long Island, across the Holston from it. I am sure I saw it many times as I drove pass the netherland Inn and thot it was just part of the Inn. Fantastic find! Thank you!

[@knightingalesaid]

Amazing!!!

[@toadrancher9804]

My name is Steve Fraley, I'm a great-great grandson of Ephraim Fraley, whose family were the last inhabitants of the cabin. My great grandfather, Jefferson Davis Fraley was born in the cabin in 1863, and my grandfather, Baker Leonard Fraley, was born on the farm where the cabin still stood (uninhabited) until it was moved. The Boone and Fraley (English corruption of original old German, Froehlich) families both emigrated from Pennsylvania and New York, respectively, to the Yadkin Valley in present day NC, where they were pioneer neighbors. Johannes Friedrich Froehlich (aka Frederick Fraley born in 1725 in the village of Mannweiler in the Rheinland-Pfalz, now a state in the unified nation of Germany, not far from Frankfurt) joined Boone in the Transylvania Land Co., headed west/northwest, and established the first white settlement west of the Blue Ridge, at Castle's Wood (present day Castlewood, VA). When Boone and others left for KY in 1775, Frederick bought his land claim of over 2000 acres, including the cabin (which was evidently nicer than his original cabin), and moved in. There's still a few hundred acres of that original plot intact near Castlewood and St. Paul, VA and presently owned by the Bush Family. There are a few small pieces scattered around that are still owned and lived on by descendants of Frederick. Frederick was already an old man by the standards of the time, especially on the frontier, so it made sense to settle down and live out his life there, instead of moving on to KY. That made even more sense to me when I travelled to Mannweiler (now Mannweiler-Koln, as two nearby villages grew together into one) in 2017. The landscape was so similar to SW VA, that it was easy to imagine a man feeling "at home" and comfortable that he could make a living in such country. The story goes on, with Moore's Fort, battles with the British-allied Cherokees during the Revolution, etc., but I'll stop. History is endlessly fascinating to me, and to find a direct family connection to historical events is an amazing gift. To be clear, I am not an "ancestor worshipper" and put no stock whatsoever in contemporary people seeking social status on the basis of their ancestry. Just sharing something that might be of interest to other history lovers. Thank you for posting this video!

[@navydogsadventures3500]

That is a pretty darn cool bit of history there!

[@Sayres434]

Sweet Oak ridge boys Tee.

[@realappalachia]

Yes I love the ORB

[@steffiegook4577]

Loved Daniel Boone.

[@susanschuck8124]

Great video! So fascinating!

[@realappalachia]

Thank you 🙏

[@garyjones2582]

Shane do you know when this cabin was built... If you mentioned it in your video, I missed it.. Thx for sharing, take care and God Bless...

[@realappalachia]

It was in use between 1773-1775 so I would imagine just before 1773

[@toadrancher9804]

@@realappalachia Boone built it in 1773 and lived in it until 1775. It was still "in use" for another 100 years, inhabited by my ancestors. See my comment for more details.

[@bufordisaacs]

Daniel Boone cabin/moved from Duffield, Virginia.

[@musicmanhunter1]

i have to stop by and see it now, it's so close

[@realappalachia]

Yes it can be done in less than 5 minutes.

[@marhlfld1]

A pioneer "tiny house"!

[@robinbanks1082]

Thank you for sharing this. What documentation is there that this was actually a cabin of Daniel and Rebecca Boone? I could not understand where you said it was moved from.

[@richardheppert3254]

Duffield VA

[@MillerMeteor74]

Very cool.

[@realappalachia]

Thank you

[@viking7560]

Only a couple miles from my house.

[@JohnBurdette-or7if]

Cool 😎

[@DugrozReports]

Looks like a small house from Minecraft. Love it!

[@realappalachia]

I can see that lol

[@jamesdunn-cn5ev]

Interesting, I am not finding the cabin with googling. Please add wiki link and location. And 1973 through 1975 Daniel? 1773-1775?

[@charlesblanton1008]

Type in Netherland Inn Museum in Google maps should get you there.

[@stevebryan1053]

Who verified the cabin as Daniel Boones?

[@richardsmith5394]

I suspect that Fess Parker and Ed Ames are inside.

[@realappalachia]

😂😂

[@marcusvee9765]

1973 to 1975?

[@bendigr]

Where in Kingsport?

[@bendigr]

found it.

[@realappalachia]

Yes Netherland Inn Road

[@eugenelindsey1523]

Daniel Boone was not alive in 1973...

[@michaelgarrity6090]

It looks to be in pretty good shape. I think the side you tried to look through the window, had a few spots that nedeed some chinking. Thanks for the video.