Which early Kentucky settlement near present-day Lexington was named for the frontiersman who led pioneers there?

• A. Fort Harrod
• B. Fort Nelson
• C. Fort Knox
• D. Fort Boonesborough

Answer: (D)

The key idea is recognizing how these early Kentucky settlements were connected to the frontier leader who guided settlers there. Daniel Boone was the famed frontiersman who helped blaze the Wilderness Road and lead pioneers into Kentucky. He established a settlement on the Kentucky River, and the fort built there was named to honor him. That fort—Boonesborough—became one of the first enduring frontier towns in central Kentucky, linking it to the region near present-day Lexington through Boone’s leadership.

The other forts reference different founders or later sites: Fort Harrod is tied to James Harrod and sits near what is now Harrodsburg; Fort Nelson and Fort Knox refer to other locations and later periods. So the settlement named for the frontiersman who led the pioneers there is the one associated with Daniel Boone, Fort Boonesborough.