October 2019
DANIEL BOONE—TAR HEEL
THE ALLIANCE FOR HISTORIC HILLSBOROUGH PRESENTS: Daniel Boone is America’s pioneer hero and he lived more years in North Carolina than in any other territory or colony during his exciting 86-year-long life. This year is the 250th anniversary of Boone’s first excursion through the Cumberland Gap into Kentucky in 1769. He hunted and explored the Kentucky wilderness for two years before returning home to North Carolina. Just before the American Revolution began, he again headed to Kentucky, marking Boone Trace…
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The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough and Ayr Mount Historic Site in collaboration with the Hillsborough Tourism Board will present Outlandish Hillsborough, a weekend of activities centered around Scottish heritage, colonial history and the wildly popular Outlander series. The weekend will include family-friendly festivals at the Ayr Mount Historic Site with a Cèilidh at Ayr from 10:00 to 4:00 on Saturday, October 12th and Outlandish Ayr from 10:00 to 4:00 on Sunday, October 13th. The festivals will be accompanied by activities…
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