Boone's Lick Road - St. Charles, Missouri
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BruceS
N 38° 46.903 W 090° 28.955
15S E 718671 N 4295563
Historical marker commemorating the Boone's Lick Road on the grounds of the St. Charles County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM1QFG
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2007
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Text of marker:
The Boone's Lick Road
-St. Charles to Franklin-
A trace first marked by the Indians. The trail followed
by trappers and hunters and by Daniel Boone when he discovered the salt springs,
afterwards call Boone's Lick which gave to this road its name. The main
highway out of which grew the Santa Fe Trail, the Salt Lake Trail, and the Great
Oregon Trail.
Marked by
The Daughters of the American Revolution
and the State of Missouri
-1913-
(Les Petites Cotes - St. Charles 1762)