Cumberland Salt and Oil

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This file appears in: Grant's Lick
Cumberland Salt and Oil

Frontiersmen found salt licks in great abundance in Kentucky. In the nineteenth century many salt licks turned into profitable businesses. A map from the Cumberland River Oil and Salt Company is shown here. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.

This file appears in: Grant's Lick

By Katie Crawford-Lackey
Historical Marker #1642 in Grant's Lick commemorates this Campbell County community's settlement and founding. In 1793, salt water was discovered in the area by Samuel Bryan, who was a nephew of Daniel Boone. John Grant, also a nephew…