<Tr> <Th> GNIS feature ID </Th> <Td> 450938 </Td> </Tr> <P> French Lick is a town in French Lick Township, Orange County, in the U.S. state of Indiana . The population was 1,807 at the 2010 census . In November 2006, the French Lick Resort Casino, the state's tenth casino in the modern legalized era, opened, drawing national attention to the small town . However, it is best known as the hometown of basketball legend Larry Bird . </P> <P> 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 . </P> <P> 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 . </P>

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