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Finding Daniel Boone in a Cornfield

by | Aug 12, 2014 | Uncategorized

Daniel Boone might have held court under two “judgment trees,” the first in present-day Matson from 1800 to 1804, and the second, on his son Nathan’s property, after 1804. This site was located in 1987. – All photos by Johnny D. Boggs –
It’s not the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., nor Judge Isaac Parker’s courthouse in Fort Smith, Arkansas. It’s not even here anymore, but standing near a cornfield on a cle


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