Salt Works

ID: 2207
This file appears in: Boone Salt Springs
Salt Works

This 1819 letter describes a salt business in Clay County, Kentucky. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: 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…