First Rock Salt Mine
Posted by: Markerman62
N 29° 54.765 W 091° 54.322
15R E 605670 N 3309620
Marker located on Avery Island at the Tabasco plant.
Waymark Code: WMKHDY
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2014
Views: 10
Salt evaporated from salt brine springs on Avery Island since 1791. On May 4th, 1862, workmen enlarging these springs to produce more salt for the Confederacy hit solid salt at a depth of 16 feet. Mining operations, the first of this type in North America, were begun and continued until the destruction of the salt works on April 17, 1863 by Union forces.
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Marker Name: First Rock Salt Mine
Marker Type: Roadside
What does marker relate to?: Other
Parish: Iberia
Year Erected or Date Dedicated: Not listed
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