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County: Floyd

Boone Salt Springs

Marker Number: 

151

Location: 

David, Ky 404

Discovered by Daniel Boone and one or two companions while exploring Eastern Kentucky, winter 1767-68. Later called Young's Salt Works. These springs provided salt for pioneers in the valley and for troops on both sides during the Civil War.

For more information, see ExploreKYHistory: Boone Salt Springs

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