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 Boone's Lick Road - Naylor Store - Dardenne Prairie, MO Posted by:  gparkes
N 38° 45.971 W 090° 45.599
15S E 694614 N 4293212
Naylor Store waypoint along the historic Boone's Lick Road.
Waymark Code: WM5AYC
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 12/09/2008
Views: 20
Road of Trail Name: Boone's Lick Trail
State: Missouri
County: St. Charles
Historical Significance:
Boone's Lick trail was founded by Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone, sons of famous frontiersman Daniel Boone.
Years in use: 1808 to 1840's
How you discovered it:
I live near the waypoint and see it frequently.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
"Along the Boone’s Lick Road"
The book has been out of print for years, but thanks to the cooperation of the author’s family, the WCHS has had Dan A. Rothwell’s acclaimed Along the Boone’s Lick Road reprinted.
The 101-page spiral-bound illustrated book takes readers and travelers on a historical journey across the old road, from its beginning at St. Charles westward to Arrow Rock, where it meets up with the old Sante Fe Trail. Along the way are a multitude of markers and buildings that once served travelers along the trail which was an essential part of the Westward Expansion throughout the 19th Century.
Website Explination:
State Park information for the end of the trail can be found at: http://mostateparks.com/booneslick.htm
As well as about the spring at: http://www.nps.gov/archive/safe/fnl-sft/photos/mopages/saltspg.htm
Why?:
This trail was originally an Indian trail. The discovery of a saline spring near Franklin, MO, created a business oportunity for the Boone brothers. They marked the trail for passage to and from the spring.
As westward expansion proceeded, the trail was used by thousands going westward. The trail was used from St. Louis to New Franklin (re-established after "old" Franklin was destroyed by a flood). From New Franklin, people would gain access to the Santa Fe Trail.
This access really gave access to all the major westward expansion trails, the California, Oregon, and Santa Fe, to name a few.
Directions:
Highway N and Post Road.
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Visit Instructions:
To post a log for this Waymark the poster must have a picture of either themselves, GPSr, or mascot. People in the picture with information about the waymark are preferred. If the waymarker can not be in the picture a picture of their GPSr or mascot will qualify. There are no exceptions to this rule.
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