Big Bone Lick State Historic Site
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Big Bone Lick State Park is located at Big Bone in Boone County, Kentucky. The name of the park comes from the Pleistocene megafauna fossils found there. Mammoths are believed to have been drawn to this location by a salt lick deposited around the sulfur springs. Other animals including forms of bison, caribou, deer, elk, horse, mastodon, musk ox, peccary, ground sloths, wolves, black bears, stag
🛒 Amenities & services
🛒 Groceries
Marathon Hop Shop 1410
Shell Shop- Patriot General Store
⛽ Fuel
- Marathon
- Shell
- Sunoco
🍽️ Food & drink
- Jane's Saddlebag
- Boondock's
- The Farmstand Market & Cafe
➕ Medical
- Union Mount Zion Primary Care
- Patient First
- Saint Elizabeth Urgent Care
🚻 Toilets & showers
- Public toilets
🎾 Sports
- Swimming pool
- Miniature golf
- Basketball
🏧 ATM & bank
U.S. Bank
Fifth Third Bank- Bank Of Kentucky
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Where is Big Bone Lick State Historic Site located?
Big Bone Lick State Historic Site is in Union, KY.
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