D. Boon Killed A ‘Bar’ (1867)
In Washington county, Tennessee, twenty miles northeast of Jonesboro, is an ancient birch tree, on the bark of which is still legible the following inscription; “1771 – D. Boon killed a bar.” The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.), 26 Jan. 1867, Page 1. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib.