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When Daniel Boone opened the Wilderness Trail into Kentucky
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The American Buffalo

When Daniel Boone opened theWilderness Trail into Kentucky for settlers eager fornew...

When Daniel Boone opened the
Wilderness Trail into Kentucky for settlers eager for
new lands, the route he followed through the Cumberland Gap
was called a "buffalo trace," which the animals
had been using for centuries

Full Transcript

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When Daniel Boone opened the Wilderness Trail into Kentucky
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for settlers eager for new lands, the route he followed
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through the Cumberland Gap was called a "buffalo trace,"
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which the animals had been using for centuries.
Duration
17 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:42
Uploaded
Apr 22, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, history

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Movie Summary

A journey through more than 10,000 years of North American history and across some of the continent's most iconic landscapes, tracing the mammal's evolution.
S01 WOODRUFF: I do want to come back to this question that, - The American Buffalo 00:10
WOODRUFF: I do want to come back to this question that,
S01 • E02 They would be enclosed in the largest display case - The American Buffalo 00:12
They would be enclosed in the largest display case
S01 She was referring to that particular period - The American Buffalo 00:11
She was referring to that particular period
S01 • E01 West of the mountains, he wrote, - The American Buffalo 00:18
West of the mountains, he wrote,
S01 • E02 As a taxidermist, he considered it his masterpiece - The American Buffalo 00:15
As a taxidermist, he considered it his masterpiece
S01 FLORES: I see it as a, - The American Buffalo 00:14
FLORES: I see it as a,
S01 • E01 In 1775, just before he left for the Second Continental Congress, - The American Buffalo 00:16
In 1775, just before he left for the Second Continental Cong...
S01 • E02 He now blamed their destruction on what he called - The American Buffalo 00:14
He now blamed their destruction on what he called
S01 I mean, they, in effect, - The American Buffalo 00:11
I mean, they, in effect,
S01 And that of course became the substance of the whole ecology, - The American Buffalo 00:13
And that of course became the substance of the whole ecology...
S01 • E01 But in the Great Plains, an estimated 30 million buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:13
But in the Great Plains, an estimated 30 million buffalo
S01 But Europeans old worlder's brought with them notions of-of - The American Buffalo 00:17
But Europeans old worlder's brought with them notions o...
S01 • E02 People lined up to see it - The American Buffalo 00:07
People lined up to see it
S01 • E02 It allowed people to get closer to a bison. - The American Buffalo 00:07
It allowed people to get closer to a bison.
S01 • E01 Life there for the Indians and the buffalo - The American Buffalo 00:12
Life there for the Indians and the buffalo
S01 • E02 They were able to see how large these full-grown bison - The American Buffalo 00:07
They were able to see how large these full-grown bison
S01 We were the only ones made in the image of a deity, - The American Buffalo 00:06
We were the only ones made in the image of a deity,
S01 • E02 They were able to get a sense of these animals - The American Buffalo 00:10
They were able to get a sense of these animals
S01 Other animals lacked those kinds of connections. - The American Buffalo 00:07
Other animals lacked those kinds of connections.
S01 • E01 Years before, the Cheyenne prophet Sweet Medicine - The American Buffalo 00:10
Years before, the Cheyenne prophet Sweet Medicine