Boone's Lick State Historic Site is located in
Missouri
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,
United States
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, four miles east of
Arrow Rock.
[ The park was established in 1960 around one of the saltwater springs that was used in the early 19th century. It was named after Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone, sons of famous American frontiersman ]Daniel Boone
Daniel Boone (, 1734September 26, 1820) was an American pioneer and frontiersman whose exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. He became famous for his exploration and settlement of Kentucky, which was then beyo ...
, who produced salt
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from the springs.[ The springs lent their name to the Boone's Lick Country, the first major American settlement in Missouri, and the ]Boone's Lick Road
The Boone's Lick Road or Boonslick Trail was an early 1800s transportation route from eastern to central Missouri in the United States. Running east–west on the north side and roughly parallel to the Missouri River the trail began in the river ...
, which traversed wilderness from St. Charles, Missouri
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to the boomtown of Franklin, Missouri
Franklin is a city in Howard County, Missouri, United States. It is located along the Missouri River in the central part of the state. Located in a rural area, the city had a population of 70 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Columbia, Mis ...
, in the early 1800s.
See also
* Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site
References
External links
Boone's Lick State Historic Site
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Boone's Lick State Historic Site Map
Missouri Department of Natural Resources
{{Protected Areas of Missouri
Protected areas of Howard County, Missouri
Missouri State Historic Sites
Parks on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri
Protected areas established in 1960
National Register of Historic Places in Howard County, Missouri