French Lick, Indiana

French Lick, United States

French Lick, Indiana holds 24 Bunkabop connections across 7733 other places and 8 topics, with sports as the dominant thread. The town was originally a French trading post built near a spring and salt lick. Its most-shared co-connected place is Chicago, Illinois, reflecting wartime ties: the Cubs and White Sox both held spring training here in 1943 and 1944. The French Lick Springs Hotel drew celebrities including Irving Berlin and gangster Al Capone in the early 20th century, and Larry Bird, nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick," grew up as his high school's all-time scoring leader.