French Lick

French Lick

 resort town, Orange county, southern Indiana, U.S. It lies 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Louisville, Ky., and is nearly encircled by Hoosier National Forest. Founded in 1811, the settlement was named for an 18th-century French trading post in the area and an animal (salt) lick within the town boundaries. The first hotel on the site was built in 1840 by William A. Bowles, who laid out the town in 1857. Thomas Taggart (1856–1929), three-time mayor of Indianapolis and later chairman of the Democratic National Committee, purchased the hotel in 1901 and was instrumental in French Lick's development as a year-round health resort and convention centre. The French Lick Springs Hotel has spa facilities based on water with high mineral content from nearby artesian springs (artesian well). At West Baden Springs, a mile north, is a former grand resort hotel (built 1901–03). From 1966 to 1983 it housed Northwood Institute, a business college; it was subsequently renovated for its original use. Basketball star Larry Bird is a French Lick native. Inc. 1857. Pop. (2000) 1,941; (2005 est.) 1,923.

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