To Those Interested In Wolf Hills: Abingdon, Va. was known as Wolf Hills before "Abingdon" was selected as the name of the county seat. Contrary to popular myths, Daniel Boone had very little to do with the area around Wolf Hills before 1773-75.. After that time he traveled through there on his way to the Yadkin River in North Carolina.. During his early hunting trips he apparently did travel through that area of Washington co., Va. some, but his main hunting route to Tennesse and Ky was across to Scyamore Shoals (Elizabethton Tenn) The story about the wolves attacking at Wolf Hills probably ocurred before Boone started hunting across the Blue Ridge Mountain.. The cave where the hunters' dogs were attacked by wolves is in the heart of Abingdon, Va. It is across the street from the old tavern, behind the Cave House craft store.. You can see it any time you visit Abingdon.. The historic part of Abingdon is built on lots which were surveyed on land given the town by James? Black and Thomas Walker (Loyal Land Co) .. After Daniel Boones failed attempt to settle in Ky. in 1773, he found an empty cabin near Ft. Blackmore and lived there about two years before going on to Ky.. The truth is, Daniel Boone had very little to do with the history or settlement of Washington co., Va.. The whole area of Washington, Russell and Scott counties had been settled before Boone came there to live.. Many interesting stories have appeared about Daniel Boone, however he was preceeded by many others who are rarely mentioned . James Harrod, Benjamin Logan and others.. The exploits of Daniel Boone are mostly myths.. G. Lee Hearl Authentic Appalachian Storyteller Abingdon, Va.