Brashear's Station was an early station on the Wilderness Road between the Falls of the Ohio (Louisville) and Harrodsburg, serving as a haven for pioneer hunters and travelers. It was built in 1779 at the mouth of Floyd's Fork near the bank of the Salt River and was founded by William Brashear, a famed woodsman from Maryland who was killed by Indians in 1781. Also known as Salt River Garrison or Froman's Station, it stood near Bullitt's Lick, a major salt-producing area and hub of a system of buffalo roads. Early families who lived there for protection from Indians included the Froman, Ray, Briscoe, Crist, Collings, Overall, Pope, McGee, Hawkins, and Phelps families.