Join us at the Mount Vernon History Garden (intersection of Main & Richmond Streets) to welcome Boone Trace 250 hikers to the pioneer city of Mount Vernon. Although the Boone Trace skirted Mount Vernon, it later became a part of the Wilderness Road and a gathering place for pioneers traveling to the bluegrass or westward towards Louisville. Our ceremony will include refreshments and a tour of the History Garden which tells the story of Stephen Langford, founder of Mt. Vernon. Several individuals will share local history. Please join us at 2pm to greet the hikers and hear stories about our past and today’s hiker experiences traveling the first pioneer trail that brought families through the Cumberland Gap to Fort Boonesborough.