Mercer Salt Works
N 37° 30.794 W 080° 58.074
17S E 502836 N 4151809
A sign telling us where southern West Virginia got its salt from until 1862.
Waymark Code: WMD6XQ
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2011
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Mercer Salt Works
The Mercer Salt Works at the junction of New River and Lick Creek supplied salt to southern West Virginia until destroyed, Aug. 10, 1862, by the cavalry of Col. Rutherford B. Hayes, 23d Ohio Regiment, encamped at Green Meadows.
Marker Number: none
Marker Title: Mercer Salt Works
Marker Location: East side of Route 20, near county route 26.
County or Independent City: Near Pipestem, WV
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Historical Commission, 1965
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