A day of rest and Daniel Boone's grave, maybe

The weather turned wet today so we altered our plans a little and just did a little sightseeing.

One of the sights we saw was Daniel Boone's gravesite in the Frankfort Cemetery. The gravesite has an historical marker indicating that both Daniel Boone and his wife, Rebecca, are buried on the hill overlooking the Kentucky capitol.

But then one has to ask: Who is buried in the Daniel Boone grave in Defiance, Missouri.

There is no dispute that Daniel Boone died in Missouri and was initially buried there. But the folks here in Kentucky will tell you (at least their signs will) that both Daniel and Rebecca were dug up from the Missouri grave 25 years after Daniel's death and moved back to Frankfort.

The folks in Missouri will tell you that the joke is on Frankfort and that they actually dug up the wrong body and the question of who is buried in Boone's tomb is a mystery.

While at the Frankfort Cemetery I saw another monument to Presley O'Bannon and recognized the name from a ship that was also in our task force during my time in Vietnam. So I snapped a photo and you can read that information here.

You can read the controversy here. The rest of the day was spent driving around the countryside and enjoying the scenery, even through the rain. We also spent some time in study, it is Good Friday after all.

Tomorrow is going home day. So soon the vacation ends. Joan and I wish all of you a blessed Easter.