Posted By: Sheri (Please_ReadEnglishBdY2K) on 'English'
Title:     Facts about 2 Americans you may have studied about..
Date:      Mon Apr  5 20:44:30 1999

Daniel Boone
b. 1734 - d. 1820
Explorer/Statesman

Early Years:  

Daniel Boone, the son of Quaker parents, was born near present-day Reading, 
Pennsylvania.  Like many boys of his day, helearned to hunt and trap at a 
young age.

Major Accomplishments:

Daniel Boone is most remembered as an adventuring frontiersman.  He made hi 
initial visit to the Kentucky wilderness in 1767 and returned there from 
1769 - 1771 for hunting, trapping, and extensive exploration.  Boone then led 
the first group of permanent settlers to Kentucky in 1775 and founded 
Boonesborough, a fortified settlement.  He continued to blaze trails, as he 
extended the Wilderness Road through the Cumberland Gap, allowing large-scale 
migration of settlers through the Allegheny Mountains into the Kentucky 
wilderness area.  He was also a member of the Virginia legislature from 
1781 - 1787. 

Trivia:

Mr. Boone was kidnapped by Shawnee Indians in 1778, but escaped in time to 
warn the settlers and help defend the fort.



Juliette Gordon Low
b. 1860 - d. 1927
Girl Scouts Founder

Early Years:

Juliette Gordon, nicknamed "Daisy," was from a prominent Savannah, Georgia 
family.  She was educated in private schools and traveled widely.

Major Accomplishments: 

While living in Great Britian, Mrs. Low met Sir Robert Baden-Powell,the 
founder of the English Boy Scouts.  Baden-Powell's sister, Agnes, persuaded 
Low to help her expand a similar group for girls, called Girl Guides.  In 
1912, Mrs. Low returned to Savannah, bringing the Girl Guide movement with her 
to the United States.  Teh group became popular nationally, and in 1915, the 
name was changed to the Girl Scouts.  Mrs. Low served as the first president 
of the Girl Scouts and traveled across the country promoting this active new 
option for girls. 

Trivia:

Juliette was always an independent spirit.  One time, her mother had to cut 
off all of Juliette's long hair after Juliette let a cousin braid taffy into 
it.