Walker Daniel, Founder of Danville
Danville, Boyle County, Kentucky
Marker Inscription
Walker Daniel. Founded Danville, 1781. First Atty. Gen. of Ky. District, 1783. As a member of Commission went to Falls of Ohio to allot lands in Clark's grant to members of Ill. Regt. Daniel was killed by Indians, Aug. 1784, on way to visit brother at Bullitt's Lick. Originally dedicated in 1963. For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Walker Daniel
Erected by Kentucky Historical Society
The Story
Walker Daniel founded Danville in 1781 and, two years later, became the first attorney general of the Kentucky District. Serving on a commission at the Falls of the Ohio, he helped allot the lands granted to George Rogers Clark's Illinois Regiment. His promising career was cut short in August 1784 when he was killed by Indians while traveling to visit his brother at Bullitt's Lick.
Why it matters
Daniel's brief life captures both the founding energy and the everyday danger of the Kentucky frontier in the Revolution's final years.
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- · Walker Daniel
- · George Rogers Clark
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- · Founding of Danville (1781)
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