Confederate Saltpeter Works

Civil War Industrial Center

Although saltpeter (potassium nitrate or nitre), an essential element in the manufacture of gunpowder, had been mined at Organ Cave since the eighteenth century, the need for the mineral increased dramatically during the Civil War. Several saltpeter ...

Salt Works

Salt, for the preservation of food, was essential to the survival of any long-term expedition in the nineteeth-century, including the Lewis and Clark Expedition. By the time the Corps reached the Pacific Coast, they were nearly out of salt. On ...

Unearthing Florida: Salt Works

During the Civil War, salt production in Florida was vital to keeping the Confederacy supplied with long-lasting sources of perishable food, such as meat and fish.

The Union strategy of cutting off supplies from the north and blockading southern ports ...

Taylor County Saltworks State Historical Marker

With its 50-mile coastline and shallow coastal waters, Taylor County was a major center for Confederate salt production

during the Civil War. Locations for saltworks in the region included Jonesville (present-day Adams Beach), the mouth of Blue Creek, the Aucilla ...

St. Andrew Bay Saltworks-Historical Marker

Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish and cattle for southern troops and citizens.

A necessary preservative in those ...

Ledbetter Salt Works CSA

Located 8 miles southwest on Salt Prong, Hubbard Creek. Discovered 1861 by trail drives. W. H. Ledbetter began extensive development of deposits in 1862 with increased Civil War demand for salt. A large furnace was built, kettles and materials for ...

St. Joseph Confederate Saltworks

A major Confederate saltworks, with daily capacity of 150 bushels, before completion, was located 200 feet north. Brick foundations were salvaged from ruins of the old City of St. Joseph. Salt processed by evaporation of seawater was one of Florida's ...

Shark River Salt Works

April 8, 1778

Destruction of

Shark River Salt Works

On this date some 150 men, composed of British Highlanders and loyalists, landed south of Shark River and completely destroyed the salt-works which produced this commodity essential to the well-being of the American ...

The St. Andrew Bay Saltworks

Between 1861 and 1865, the St. Andrew Bay Saltworks, one of the largest producers of salt in the South, contributed to the Confederate cause by providing salt, fish, and cattle for southern troops and citizens. A necessary preservative in those ...

Palestine Salt Works C.S.A.

(Front and southwest side):

Located 6.5 miles southwest during the Civil War this salt works was assigned to produce salt for the Confederacy at a fixed price of eight dollars for a hundred-pound sack. Private customers from East Texas, Arkansas, ...