Daniel Boone

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Boone, shown here, understood the importance of salt for those settling the Kentucky frontier. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Boone Salt Springs

Boone Salt Springs

By Katie Crawford-Lackey

Historical Marker #151 in Floyd County notes the discovery of a salt spring by famous explorer Daniel Boone. Boone found the spring during an extended hunting expedition into what would become Kentucky. Salt was a vital commodity in colonial…