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Big Bone Lick State Park

Big Bone Lick State Park
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Nearest City: Mt. Olivet, KY
Phone: 859-384-3522
State: Kentucky
Type: State Parks
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Details: Imagine ancient giant mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths, and bison roaming through mineral springs and swamps that are now grassy plains covered with trees and shrubs. That was the scene at Big Bone Lick State Park for an 8,000-year period towards the end of the Ice Age, 12,000 to 20,000 years ago. Many of these prehistoric creatures became trapped and perished in the quagmire surrounding the swamps' ancient sulfur springs. There are no longer ancient marshes or prehistoric animals at Big Bone Lick, and the sulphur springs are slowly drying up. But the fossilized remains of these past inhabitants provide clues about life in Kentucky thousands of years ago.<br><br><b>Directions:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;The park is located 22 miles southwest of Covington on KY 338, off US 42 - 127 and I-71 / I-75.
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