Big Bone Lick

Boone County, Kentucky, Encyclopedia


Big Bone Lick (salt spring),

The saline springs of this area attracted animals from great distances. It was a source of huge bones for paleontologists for several centuries.
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Letters of William Clark on BBL

Here is a list of bones dug up by William Clark:
Clark's Bone List of 1807
A Version of the List in Jefferson's Handwriting


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