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 Boone's Lick Road - First Road West - St. Charles, MO Posted by:  gparkes
N 38° 45.661 W 090° 32.320
15S E 713860 N 4293133
A marker placed at the Mormon Church's sesquintenial anniversary, along the historic Boone's Lick Road.
Waymark Code: WM5R94
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/06/2009
Views: 12
The marker states:
BOONE'S LICK ROAD
First road west, 1764
used by Joseph Smith
and the Mormons
1831 – 1839
1980
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.
Used as a western expansion trail and road, eventually becoming a direct road to the start of the Santa Fe Trail.
Years in use: 1808 to 1840's and developed into corridor roads through the state.
How you discovered it:
Research in routing of the Boone's Lick Trail/Road.
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
Perhaps the best website I have seen giving an understanding of the trail, is from the LDS church. Their focus is Mormon usage of the trail, but you start to get a feel for the layout of the trail:
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=eafc615b01a6b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1
Why?:
Initially, the trail was originally an Indian/hunting trace/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 became the starting point for access to all the major westward expansion trails, the California, Oregon, and Santa Fe, to name a few.
Directions:
Old Highway 94 and Muegge Road.
Located in front of the St. Charles LDS church.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial: Not listed
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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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