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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 740350, member: 6229&quot;]<b>To green18</b></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Black Fishes&#039; adoption of Boone has never been proved and is still regarded as a rumor by most historians, however here&#039;s a bit of history most people don&#039;t know about Boone:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When Boone initiated his escape he was aided by settlers and individual Native-Americans living in an area which is now known as Mansfield, Indiana.&nbsp; They agreed to help Boone make good his escape if he helped them build a grist mill.&nbsp; The mill still stands today.&nbsp; The old wooden dam has been replaced by a concrete one.&nbsp; When you stand by the water wheel you can still see remnants of the old wooden dam Boone helped the settlers build.&nbsp; The town of Mansfield is a ghost town, but some of the original buildings have been repaired.&nbsp; The General Store, with its old gas pumps, is open year &#039;round. About one-half mile downriver is one of the finest covered bridges I have ever seen.&nbsp; Yes, its red!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The buildings are about 200 yards downriver from the dam with half of each building anchored on the bank and the rear half of each building situated atop some wooden support beams.&nbsp; Mansfield is one of the stops the annual Rock and Covered Bridge Festival buses make.&nbsp; During the festival, Mansfield operates a big Flea Market attracting visitors from around the globe. Vendors set up booths inside an old red barn that is directly across from the mill.&nbsp; All of the original buildings were rented out and open.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The last time I visited Mansfield (1968, the mill was still in operation and allowed visitors to purchase small (5 lb. and 10 lb) bags of real stone ground flour.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Tex Terry (resident and retired cowboy movie star) sold packages of his famous cattle drive chili.&nbsp; He set up an authentic chuck wagon 7 foot high iron tripod in his front lawn which supported a big iron pot which the tripod held suspended over a wood fire.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The festival is held in October.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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