Episode 48 Salt - How to Make it in America
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How 18th century salt was happening in the British North American Colonies:
There was still local emergency salt made from local sea water. Salt seeps. and springs were found and used to a limited extent. There are references of trade for salt chunks from - locals. But this was usually done by traveling men and at frontier posts - where sketchy records were kept.
Rich people - who kept diaries and accounts imported salt from Spain, France and Liverpool, as well as salt from the Caribbean.
A site of salt making excitement - St. Maarten:
There it is - way out on the northeast corner of the chain. It is very plausible that this is the first place the Taino and the Spanish saw each other |
The salt pans on St. Maarten |
The salt works at Onandaga These are 19th century works - but it has been a salt source since before colonists showed up |
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