Boone's Lick State Historic Site Explained

Boone's Lick State Historic Site
Map:USA Missouri#USA
Map Size:280
Relief:1
Location:Howard County, Missouri, United States
Coordinates:39.0822°N -92.8792°W
Area Acre:51.17
Established:1960
Visitation Num:4,885
Visitation Year:2022
Visitation Ref:[1]
Governing Body:Missouri Department of Natural Resources
Website:Boone's Lick State Historic Site

Boone's Lick State Historic Site is located in Missouri, United States, 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, who produced salt 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, which traversed wilderness from St. Charles, Missouri to the boomtown of Franklin, Missouri, in the early 1800s.

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  1. Web site: February 3, 2023 . Missouri State Park Attendance For January - December, 2022 . Missouri State Parks.