Peter asks,
> ...is there really a place in Kentucky called "Paint Lick"??? WHY ??
> That story must be a beauty.
All animals need salt. Farmers provide artificial salt licks for their
cows, but there are natural salt licks, and they abound in the
Appalachian Mountains of the U. S. Deer and other animals (including
human animals) seek them out and congregate there. The Appalachians are
full of towns with "lick" in the name. One of Virginia's principal
cities, Roanoke, was originally named "Big Lick" but when it
incorporated in the 1880s the boosters thought it should have a more
attractive name.
Regards,
Crutch
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