Near Breaks in Dickenson County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Salt Kettle

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2020

1. Salt Kettle Marker

Inscription. This cast iron kettle unearthed in 1961 at Saltville, Virginia, was one of those used for evaporating water from brine in the manufacture of salt. It was probably cast at Marion, Virginia, about 1860 and buried to conceal it from the Federal Troops who captured Saltville in 1864

Erected 1961 by Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1961.

Location. 37° 17.217′ N, 82° 17.733′ W. Marker is near Breaks, Virginia, in Dickenson County. It is on Commision Circle (Virginia Route 702) 0.6 miles west of Breaks Park Road ( Route 80), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 627 Commission Circle, Haysi VA 24256, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Virginia.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Early Settlement (within shouting distance of this marker); Formation Of The Breaks (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Name Breaks (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mill Rock Point (approx. half a mile away); Mill Rock Point Overlook (approx. half a mile away); The Crooked Road (approx. half a mile

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away); Clinchfield Overlook (approx. half a mile away); Known But to God (approx. 1.3 miles away in Kentucky). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Breaks.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2020

2. Salt Kettle Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2020

3. Salt Kettle Marker

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 23, 2020

4. Salt Kettle Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 26, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 973 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 26, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.