Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort ( Carlisle )

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Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort commemorates more than one era of history! The bubbling salt springs at Blue Licks attracted prehistoric mammoths and was the central point of Native American life. The springs later proved important to frontiersmen like Daniel Boone, who was captured here by Indians while operating saltworks. During the 19th century, the mineral springs became the cornerstone of a popular health resort.

Blue Licks is best known, however, as the site of the last Revolutionary War battle in Kentucky. In 1782, Kentuckians engaged Indians and British soldiers near the Licking River. Outnumbered, Kentucky suffered great losses, including one of Boone's sons. Boone's words, "Enough of honour cannot be paid," are inscribed on the monument dedicated to the fallen soldiers in the Battle of Blue Licks.