History of Simon Kenton:
Quick Chronicles
Simon Kenton was a well known Indian fighter, Revolutionary War scout, and rugged frontiersman who called this location and this region of Ohio home for much of his life. Daniel Boone and General George Rogers Clark considered him a friend and capable associate. [GR Clark's younger brother was William Clark, of the "Lewis and Clark Expedition."] All three men have had towns and counties named after them.
Simon Kenton has had plenty written on his life, including "The Frontiersmen," by Allan Eckert.
An appealing description of history says that after having again narrowly survived the Shawnee Indian's tortuous "Gauntlet," not only once, but three times, Simon Kenton looked up at this hill where the Simon Kenton Inn stands now and vowed that he'd one day build a home on this hill where Providence had smiled upon him and allowed him to live through the tortures of the savage Indians.
In Kenton's middle age he befriended the native Indians who were primarily Shawnees. He set up a school up the trail where both white and Indian children were taught to read and write. Surprisingly, as much of an enterprising leader Kenton was, he never learned to read well himself.
Further reading:
http://www.hornbooks.com/Heroes
