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We would like to provide the residents of  French Lick  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the French Lick Home page. The French Lick Home page provides as much information as possible on French Lick. Knowing French Lick’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within French Lick’s Home page, you will also find French Lick’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

French Lick has a population of 1792. 49% of French Lick’s inhabitants are Male, and 51 are female. 30.3% of French Lick is married and 61.1% own their own home. The Average Home price is $70,212, and the average rent is $707. Household median income in French Lick is $43,854, and the individual median income is $26,027. French Lick’s Ethnic is the following: White(75.4%), Black(18.9%), Multiple(3.7%), Hispanic(2.8%), Asian(1.6%), Native(0.3%), Other(0.1%).


French Lick was originally a French trading post built near a spring and salt lick. A fortified ranger post was established near the springs in 1811. On Johnson's 1837 map of Indiana, the community was known as Salt Spring. The town was founded in 1857. French Lick's post office has been in operation since 1847.The sulfur springs were commercially exploited for medical benefits starting in 1840.


By the later half of the 19th century, French Lick was famous in the United States as a spa town. In the early 20th century it also featured casinos attracting celebrities such as boxer Joe Louis, composer Irving Berlin and gangster Al Capone. Because of wartime travel restrictions, the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox held spring training in French Lick from 1943 to 1944; in 1945 the Cubs stayed in town while the White Sox moved to Terre Haute, utilizing Memorial Stadium.


In order to conserve rail transport during World War II, 1943 spring training was limited to an area east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River.The French Lick Resort Casino was the focal point of most of the entertainment; the hotel remained open well after the casinos were closed down and the heyday of the town was well past.


The resort closed for renovation in 2005 and re-opened in 2006. Pluto Water, a best-selling laxative of the first half of the 20th century, was bottled here. It was also home to a large 7 Up bottling facility, which ceased operations in the mid-20th century. Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his intention to run for president at a National Governors' Convention held at the French Lick Springs Hotel. The town is famous as the hometown of NBA great Larry Bird.


Bird started for French Lick/West Baden's high school team, Springs Valley High School, where he left as the school's all-time scoring leader. In his later basketball career, one of Bird's nicknames was "the Hick from French Lick". French Lick is also the hometown of former Sacramento Kings head coach and TV color commentator Jerry Reynolds. In 2015, the Pete Dye Course at French Lick Resort played host to the KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship.


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