When the War of 1812 prompted Indian unrest in Missouri Territory, Boone's sons Daniel Morgan and Nathan patrolled and fought on the frontier, but by that time their father, though willing, was too old for militia duty. Boone's Lick State Historic Site: Four miles east of Arrow Rock, this park centers on one of the saltwater springs used by brothers Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone in the early 19th century. NATHAN BOONE BOONE THE AGING FRONTERMAN BOONE THE ELDER STATESMAN BOONE THE OCTOGENARIANE Memorializing the Boones FINDING DANIEL BOONE A visitor can keep quite busy going from one Boone-related site to another in Missouri. Daniel Boone is most often associated with Kentucky, and rightly so. [Extracted from the article]
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