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| Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print | | Near Port St. Joe in Gulf County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic) |
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St. Joseph Confederate Saltworks
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By Tim Carr, July 26, 2008 | |
| | | 1. St. Joseph Confederate Saltworks Marker | | |
Inscription. 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 two chief contributions to the Confederacy. These saltworks destroyed September 8, 1862, by U.S.S. Kingfisher, by bombardment and landing party action. Destruction of Confederate saltworks was a comparable blow "to the Southern cause as the fall of Charleston."
Erected 1964 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials / Gulf County Historical Commission. (Marker Number F-119.)
Location. 29° 41.01′ N, 85° 19.644′ W. Marker is near Port St. Joe, Florida, in Gulf County. Marker is on Cape San Blas Road 1.1 miles west of State Route 30A, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1085 Cape San Blas Road, Port Saint Joe FL 32456, United States of America. |
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By Tim Carr, July 26, 2008 | |
| | | 2. St. Joseph Confederate Saltworks Marker | | |
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| Credits. This page originally submitted on January 31, 2010, by Tim Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. This page has been viewed 202 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2010, by Tim Carr of Birmingham, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page. | | Add Photo — Add Link — Add Commentary — Correct this page — Print |
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