FergusonTHOMAS W. FERGUSON, Owner and Manager Author of
"HOME ON THE YADKIN"
"SPRINGBOARD TO OPTIMISM"
versus
"MAJORING IN THE MINORS"
RIVER PLAIN FARMS "THIS PULSATING UNFOLDING UNIVERSE"
Telephone: 9733546 "DANIEL BOONE"
Champion Exchange (LOCATED IN HISTp 1C, Y�((fNN �ALLEYN 1096 and other books
North Wilkesboro FERGUSC NORTH CYARsL NA 28624
T'Tr H J noobe WILKES COUNTY
Hocksville, North CarT,lolian
Dear Mr. tso ':e
I have receiced and read the
Dr. S;paingowiier acco nt of Boone's maneicers
in what he calls the Holivan's Ford ire, and know it
as the Fohsehen are abd he is rif f?-.- in there bveig
wpEL ipus botton lands across ht go ri-=ver fvrom
the! -Cabin site. Ad far as I „norm his account
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ois clor_ect tho he saysthe Cavin vasa large
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log building , but the only evidence of it was a few
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broken stones, and the Cabin site with Chirmey
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and hear_st nes was the one you saw at the
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Der-uson site, He tells of Boone's tracles in the
Warruor reek are which rises in the tseishy lints.
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and the Voone Casea ices that we know today as the
Boone Falls. ThknowfovRayofasthhe SNampi lftn Creek Ar&s that rfee
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at another ,Noone Falls, which w e now as buck Falls,
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located one hald mile of the weever Cree k Vabvin, h
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that Dr. Spai nfower tell about. He also refers t
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ro the Cavin at Elk Creek, There was iio
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cacin at Elk Cree and what he refers to
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the Derfus n site which t- and L ucinda saw,
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He should have elaborated on this Cavin, as st.
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the only on ethat has uistoi-ic significab e,
as thi s was w..E.re tsloone live and Rewecca kived in
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while boons was Lin iiebt kq .,abd abot Lucinda writes
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Dook mt. Ciranditaher Hogb Doster Derfuson_
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80 years Id in 1997 abd t fat'er Lindsay C.
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Lerfuson, 60 yrs, a. the ti -e SDr. Spainrower,
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a ould have onta c ed them as they libes bust a ross th,
river frpra t e Derauson cavi b and they saw the Log
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Cavi -- was it as dus adedgbd wh- h ypu gace d rw ng of,
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The r -al olmanFord we.s in this
locality as any Holman's lived her abd there is
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a Hol,aan Cemetery on the Hill bear by,
#2 Mr. r'olks knew all there Holma ns and in fact our
Derguspon lands today are part of the Holman tracts
whose names at Thomwas acid Jose p.j.
qll of which is near the Cavkon site. Of. therr e
were any holman s iii the Fosben are , U know nothing-.
about them.; So he real Holman's Fo L -d is at
Fergus on and the Ford was near the mate you
crossked. I remember this r'ord very we;;.
The teal Historic interest ins therei'ore at the
Ferguosn site as no mentipn was made vy llr.
Spaingower about B000ne ' gp., ong into Kentoskyl
Here is where Hphn Fibdlay came and hoind Boone ar*
they nade plans to go int- Kentick y.,
Bp ne had bit little interest o n the Foshen are ,
dor he was a great Popneer and g ouggt only
of es !�,,loring the Great We ast and his E '-2- , a; oarions
were the fore rinner of Hefferso , in' s La. Purchase,
and the Kewis - Clark i✓ pedition .,
In the last wek .,-,00ne's picture witha hos fun
has been pos sted by so soIe one al a1_ ng #368 Highway.
from Wi l_ke svor . Do y gun i now any thing a►�out this .
1 have w itten Lucinda also about ny ipon'_ions.
E.hoyed yours and Mr. Williams Vicit
and also that of Lucinda abd her gisband , can after.
At 98 I an about tiling so e cise my maily
errprs, �jb it h :,e : pi can read t em.,
All attention :.ust be ficen to the Ferfus n
Cabin site and it should be narked with a suitable
markei'r so on as poss b !..
Please write me fully your ipinion and that of
Mr. Williams.Voobe's treat ovjc tice
e ploring Kebti ckt and Spainfow�r
mebtion. Rebeacca Boobe was a
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was cv
failed t o p
freat housewide and a
frear chara for abd she ke . zt the home r•irst birning
in the Ferguson vavin w hile Noone was in Ky.
You should contact Prof nay Anfers n, Prres, Wilkes
Community College ��lilke sbor, lv . and buddu
Lovette. Write soon and -ic ur nin'
Cordially yours
Tom Til. t1 ijerr� uson
Prof jay Anf'e:rsnn is a t e'ache r at the
College s not Pr e'sident. uut he' is
P -r,es; derdU of the i 1.Ike s County Historical
Society, Dr'. Dacid: Daniles is President of the
College -
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