[1] Its high salinity levels in regards to other sources of water made it a popular spot for buffalo and others animals, causing natural roads for humans to use.
Christian would not actually arrive at the salt lick until 1785, and would die from Native Americans the next year.
Due to the sisters' marriages, control of the salt lick went to Alexander Scott Bullitt and William Pope Jr.[3] The first actual saltworks on the property were in 1779.
This in turn made the Wilderness Road the "inland intermodal distribution system" in the territories of the United States.
[4][7] One side effect of Bullitt County's early salt making was the deforestation of much of its land.