Taylor County Salt Works
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garygfon
N 30° 03.072 W 083° 33.109
17R E 253968 N 3327203
Describes the salt manufacturing in this area during the War between the States
Waymark Code: WM17EM
Location: Florida, United States
Date Posted: 02/11/2007
Views: 44
Taylor County's 50-mile coastline and shallow coastal waters made it ideal for manufacturing salt for the confederacy. By 1862 works were in operation in Jonesville (now Adam's Beach) and near the mouth of Blue Creek. Trading on the barter basis, the region furnished salt for adjacent counties and South Georgia. Union forces never destroyed the salt industry and it continued operations until 1868.
Marker Number: F-16
Date: 1961
County: Taylor
Marker Type: Roadside
Sponsored or placed by: Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials
Website: Not listed
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