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Daniel Boone statue.

Daniel Boone: Pioneer Giant

Field review by the editors.

Four Oaks, North Carolina

A bearded frontiersman gazes skyward, daintily hoisting a too-spindly rifle to the heavens. We know it's Daniel Boone only because he stands on top of the sign for "The Shops at Daniel Boone," a shopping center in Hillborough.

We've seen this fiberglass statue model before -- not a Muffler Man -- and chiefly found in the southeast. There were two variations -- one standing and one sitting -- originally sculpted for the 1960s Wagon Ho restaurant chain. Many of the franchised signature buildings were shaped like giant Conestoga wagons, with a seated wagon master (and/or the standing pioneer, holding a whip). The buildings are gone, but statues were sold and survived, hence this pioneer sans wagon.

In 2006, we heard that the Hillsborough shopping plaza had been sold to a developer, and Daniel Boone would not be part of any future property enhancement. But years later he hasn't gone anywhere.

Daniel Boone: Pioneer Giant

Address:
2293 King Mill Rd, Four Oaks, NC
Directions:
I-40 exit 325. Turn east onto NC-242. Drive a quarter-mile. Turn left onto Federal Rd. Drive four miles. Turn right onto Grace Rd. Drive a half-mile. Turn right onto Raleigh Rd. Drive a third of a mile. Turn left onto King Mill Rd. Drive a little over one mile. You'll see a driveway with stone entrance walls on the right. Boone is at the far back end of the driveway. Private property; barely visible from the road. No trespassing.
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