{"id":2684,"date":"2023-05-12T20:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-05-13T00:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2023-05-12T13:54:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T17:54:12","slug":"an-appalachian-frontier-legend-simon-kenton-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=2684","title":{"rendered":"An Appalachian Frontier Legend: Simon Kenton, Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have a story so big we had to split it into two parts!<\/p>\n<p>Simon Kenton was an Appalachian explorer, longhunter and guide.\u00a0 His life was so filled with adventure that it became the stuff of legend, second only to Daniel Boone, Kenton&#8217;s close friend.\u00a0 Numerous buildings, schools, and other places bear Kenton&#8217;s name in those states that border the Ohio River, testament to his place in history.<\/p>\n<p>Today we begin to tell his amazing story.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to subscribe to the Stories podcast on your favorite podcast app so you don&#8217;t miss a single one of our stories.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for listening!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5932\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2684-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53835850\/download.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53835850\/download.mp3\">https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53835850\/download.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53835850\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?powerpress_pinw=2684-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dts.podtrac.com\/redirect.mp3\/api.spreaker.com\/v2\/episodes\/53835850\/download.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"download.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have a story so big we had to split it into two parts! 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