Record #:

24526

Author(s):

Street, Julia M.

Abstract:

The author recounts the importance of salt in North Carolina’s economy since the 1700s. During the American Revolution, salt was scarce, prompting towns on the coast of North Carolina to build their own salt works for local production.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 45 Issue 4, September 1977, p16-18, 39, il

Subject(s):

Salt industry and trade; Salt--North Carolina--History