Record #:

4705

Author(s):

Carter, Laura G.

Abstract:

A generation before Daniel Boone, frontiersman William Linville blazed trails west. In 1776, Linville and his son John were killed by Cherokees. His name remains alive today through the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area in the Pisgah National Forest.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 68 Issue 3, Aug 2000, p89-90, il

Subject(s):

Linville, William, 1708-1766