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 Boone's Lick Road - Davault Tavern (1828) - Montgomery County, MO Posted by:  gparkes
N 38° 53.882 W 091° 27.147
15S E 634200 N 4306599
Davault Tavern marker along the historic Boone's Lick Road.
Waymark Code: WM5TDR
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 02/10/2009
Views: 17
The marker states:
BOONE'S LICK ROAD
Davault Tavern (1828)
Marked by the
Daughters of the
American Revolution
and the
State of Missouri
1913
Peter and Mary Davault settled here in 1828, on a large farm. They opened a tavern which became a stage coach stop along the Boone's Lick Road.
The road originated as an old Indian trace. In the 1764, the first part of the road was expanded by trappers through St. Louis County, Missouri. This part of the road is known as St. Charles Rock Road. The road was expanded by brothers Daniel Morgan and Nathanal Boone, sons of famous frontiersman Daniel Boone, as part of gaining access to salt springs near present day New Franklin, Missouri. The complete road from St. Louis to Franklin, Missouri takes its name from the Boone brothers. In 1821, William Becknell established a road from Franklin to Santa Fe, Mexico, there by establishing the Santa Fe Trail. The Santa Fe Trail at Kansas City splits off into other major wagon roads such as the California and Oregon Trails. The Boone's Lick road is the land route to the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail and carried many of those who would settle the west.
Road of Trail Name: Boone's Lick Road
State: Missouri
County: Montgomery
Historical Significance:
Boone's Lick trail was founded by Nathan and Daniel Morgan Boone, sons of famous frontiersman Daniel Boone.
Eventually, the trail was expanded to a road for use with wagon traffic. 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 1880's and developed into State and County roads.
How you discovered it:
Reading the book anotated below gave a good overview of the locations of the marker.
Book on Wagon Road or Trial:
"Historic Sites and Markers Along the Mormon and Other Great Western Trails" by Stanley B. Kimball
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?:
Initially, the trail was originally an Indian-hunting trace. The discovery of a saline spring near Franklin, MO, created a business oportunity for the Boone brothers. They marked the road for passage to and from the spring.
As westward expansion proceeded, the road was used by thousands going westward. The road 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 roads, the California, Oregon, and Santa Fe, to name a few.
Directions:
South of Interstate 70, on outer access road. Monument is located on a hill south of the access road, about a quarter mile from Missouri Highway 19.
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Visit Instructions:
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