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10/04/2023

Sunday’s Boston Tea Party Celebration event was a success. Thank you to everyone who attended and to those with the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association, VA250, and Natural Tunnel State Park who worked to organize this program. A special thanks to the excellent and professional Pam Eddy who provided an immersive and engaging interpretive experience to those present. We look forward to providing more historic programs in the near future, so stay tuned!

09/22/2023

Step back in time and experience a Colonial American Tea Party.

The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association, in partnership with Scott County 250 and Natural Tunnel State Park, is hosting a Colonial Era Tea Party featuring renowned historian and interpreter Pam Eddy. Ms. Eddy had 27 years of experience as a historic interpreter with the National Park Service at Cumberland Gap and now operates her own independent business in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.

The Tea Party will feature the period of tea made famous in 1773. Attendees are welcome to dress in period attire and bring their own heirloom tea cups if desired. The program is geared toward those 18 and over. Three tea servings are planned along with “biscuits.”

The Tea Party will be held at The Daniel Boone Interpretive Center, 371 Technology Trail Ln., Duffield, Va.; on Sunday, October 1st from 2pm till 4pm. Seating is limited and advanced registration is encouraged.

Tickets are $22.00 in advance or $25.00 at the door, if available. Seating is limited to 50 people. For more information on tickets please visit the DBWTA website - https://danielboonetrail.com/

Come and sip a cup of Colonial Bohea tea, hear the sordid history of the British East India Tea Company, and learn “proper tea etiquette “ of the era.

05/23/2023

Sunday's dedication of the Robert E. McConnell Research Library at the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center was well attended. A variety of excellent historic demonstrations were provided by volunteers and highlighted what makes the Interpretive Center and 18th century regional history captivating to so many visitors.

Thank you to all who attended and celebrated this special dedication. Be sure to stay tuned for future historic programming and volunteer opportunities at the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center and Natural Tunnel State Park.

05/21/2023

Join us for this special event at 2pm on Sunday, May 21st. This event will include historic demonstrations and volunteer recruitment for the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Association.

05/12/2023

01/11/2023

Natural Tunnel State Park's Wilderness Road Blockhouse is featured on the cover of the 2023 Virginia Travel Guide. Wilderness Road Blockhouse is one of three different covers for this year's Virginia Travel Guide. Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) made the announcement today. Built by John Anderson around 1778, the Wilderness Road Blockhouse played an important role in the migration of settlers traveling Daniel Boone's Wilderness Road Trail to Kentucky. The Blockhouse is open May through October, 2-4 p.m., on Saturday and Sunday. Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center Fdn

07/27/2022

Throughout the 18th century, the "rifled gun" played a pivotal role in the settlement of Colonial America. Join us on August 6, 2022 as we examine the evolution of the Longrifle and how it became the iconic symbol of the American Frontiersman at the Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center. From the early transitional era through the golden age, the American Longrifle served as a valued possession. These unique American masterpieces not only served as tools of survival, they perpetuated the idea of independence.
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05/02/2022

Operating Hours: May through October

The Daniel Boone Wilderness Trail Interpretive Center will be open Friday through Monday from 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.