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Rich, born July 14, 1874 in the Cana community,
founded the Boone Trail Highway and Memorial Association (1913). To
commemorate Daniel Boone, Rich erected arrowhead-shaped monuments of
rocks and concrete typically containing a metal plaque depicting
Boone sitting on a boulder looking westward. Each plaque contained a
small amount of metal from 400 pounds of scrap salvaged from the USS
Maine. Rich, dressed in a coonskin cap and carrying a long rifle,
appeared throughout the country promoting the legend of Daniel
Boone; he claimed to have placed over 350 memorial
tablets.