Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin
National Register of Historic Places

Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin

Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania
Listed
March 23, 1972
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
72001090

About this property

The Daniel Boone Homestead, the birthplace of American frontiersman Daniel Boone, is a museum and historic house that is administered by the Friends of the Daniel Boone Homestead near Birdsboro in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located on nearly 600 acres (2.4 km2) and is the largest site owned by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. The staff at Daniel Boone Homestead interpret the lives of the three main families that lived at the Homestead: the Boones, the Maugridges and the DeTurks. The park is just off U.S. Route 422 north of Birdsboro in Exeter Township.

Location

Birdsboro, Berks County, Pennsylvania
40.29546, -75.80610

Categories

SOCIAL HISTORYHISTORIC - NON-ABORIGINAL
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Sources

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When was Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin listed on the National Register?

Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 23, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin?

Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin?

The period of significance for Boone, Daniel, Homestead Site and Bertolet Cabin is recorded as the industrial era.

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