====== Beaver Lick ====== Beaver General Store The small [[towns|community]] of Beaver Lick in Beaver [[precincts|Precinct]], three miles east of [[Big Bone]], was founded in the early 1800's. It may have received its name from the local fur trade, which included plentiful beaver pelts. The town developed around the intersection of the old Louisville Turnpike (now bypassed Dickinson Road) and Beaver Road (KY 1292). It had 25 residents in [[1879]] and 50 by the end of the century. The village included the Mud Lick Baptist Church and Public [[schools|School]] No. 39, both located on Beaver Road. On the Beaver Lick-Richwood Turnpike stood [[Hughes Chapel Methodist Church]], South. The church cemetery still marks the site. When the Louisville Turnpike was rebuilt as U.S. 42 in the early 20th century, the new road bypassed Beaver Lick. While its commercial life has long since faded, Beaver Lick's [[historic homes|historic houses]], commercial buildings, [[churches]] and [[cemeteries]] still speak of its former importance. ===== Related Topics ===== * [[Towns]] in Boone County * [[Beaverlick Baptist Church]]