David in Floyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)
Boone Salt Springs
Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 19, 2019
1. Boone Salt Springs Marker
Erected by Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 151.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list.
Location. 37° 35.974′ N, 82° 53.273′ W. Marker is in David, Kentucky, in Floyd County. It is on Kentucky Route 404, on the right when traveling east. It is 0.2 miles east of the David post office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: David KY 41616, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in Appalachia, and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Daniel Boones Salt Lick (here, next to this marker); The Confederate Command Post (approx. 5.3 miles away); The Confederate Waiting Game (approx. 5.3 miles away); Kentuckian versus Kentuckian (I) (approx. 5.4 miles away); Kentuckian versus Kentuckian (II) (approx. 5.4 miles away); Eastern Kentucky's Civil War Battles and Skirmishes, 1861-1862
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Photographed by J. J. Prats, October 19, 2019
2. Boone Salt Springs Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on March 1, 2020. It was originally submitted on March 1, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,423 times since then and 136 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 1, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
