Boonslick

The Boonslick, or Boone's Lick Country, is a cultural region of Missouri along the Missouri River that played an important role in the westward expansion of the United States and the development of Missouri's statehood in the early 19th century. The Boone's Lick Trail was the primary mode of travel for settlers moving westward from St. Louis in the early 19th century. It is the father of the Santa Fe Trail and Spanish trade in the Southwest. Later it connected to the Oregon and California Trails, which were major routes of migrants, goldseekers and other settlers of the West. The region takes its name from the a salt spring or "lick" in western Howard County first settled by Nathan and Daniel Boone, sons of Daniel Boone.