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Bookmark or Share- Simon Kenton, Facts, Biography, AccomplishmentsSimon Kenton is important to American History because of his contributions to the settlement and defense of Kentucky, which joined the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th State. Widely known as a fierce Indian Fighter, Kenton was known to be an exceptional Frontiersman, scout, and hunter.
- Simon Kenton - Old Washington KYSimon Kenton came west from Virginia when he thought he had killed a man. As an early Mason County settler, in 1784 he built Kenton’s Station to defend against Native American “War Parties.” While the original, wooden Kenton’s Station is long gone, the map below shows its approximate location.
- Home - Simon Kenton High SchoolThe Kenton County School District offers career and technical education programs for all students regardless of race, color, national origin, including those with limited English proficiency, sex or disability in grades 9-12.
- Simon Kenton - WikipediaSimon Kenton (aka "Simon Butler") (April 3, 1755 – April 29, 1836) was an American frontiersman and soldier in Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio. He was a friend of Daniel Boone, Spencer Records, Thomas S. Hinde, Thomas Hinde, and Isaac Shelby. He served the United States in the Revolution, the Northwest Indian War, and the War of 1812.
- Simon Kenton: Frontiersman, Soldier, Spy – Emerging ...Simon Kenton was one of the founding settlers of Kentucky and Ohio and was well known on the frontier. Like his friend Daniel Boone, he would acquire and later lose thousands of acres of Kentucky lands.
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