Early settlement was dependent on water. Not only did pioneers require access to water for drinking and irrigation, but navigable waterways were the basis for early transportation.
Boone County's waterways: <html><img alt=“Historic Gunpowder Creek-Limaburg, KY” src=“https://bcp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/search/asset/28603/0” width=“350” align=“right” title=“Historic Gunpowder Creek-Limaburg, KY”></html>