Daniel Boone statue.

Daniel Boone - Pioneer Giant

Field review by the editors.

Hillsborough, 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 fiberglas statue model before -- not a Muffler Man -- and chiefly found in the southeast.

In 2006, we heard that the shopping plaza had been sold to a developer, and Daniel Boone will not be part of any future property enhancement. No word yet on what the current owners of the statue intend to do with him.

Daniel Boone - Pioneer Giant

Address:
Hillsborough, NC
Directions:
100 yards north of Interstate 85 exit 164, turn right into The Shops at Daniel Boone Village past Shell station.
Phone:
919-732-9797

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