Filson's Map

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This file appears in: Boone Salt Springs

John Filson's famous 1784 map of "Kentucke," shown here, indicated various salt licks and springs in the state. 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…