Perry in Taylor County, Florida — The American South (South Atlantic)

Taylor County Salt Works

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 17, 2020

1. Taylor County Salt Works Marker

Inscription. Taylor County's 50-mile coastline and shallow coastal waters made it ideal for manufacturing salt for the Confederacy. By 1862 works were in operation in Jonesville (now Adam's Beach) and near the mouth of Blue Creek. Trading on the barter basis, the region furnished salt for adjacent counties and South Georgia. Union forces never destroyed the salt industry and it continued operations until 1868.

Erected 1961 by Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials. (Marker Number F-16.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.

Location. 30° 3.072′ N, 83° 33.11′ W. Marker is in Perry, Florida, in Taylor County. It is at the intersection of U.S. 19/98 and Beach Road (County Route 361), on the right when traveling south on U.S. 19/98. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Perry FL 32348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Florida.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in the

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North Atlantic Region,

North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Perry Army Air Base (approx. 2.3 miles away); Jerkins High School (approx. 4.6 miles away); Methodist Episcopal Church South (approx. 5 miles away); Taylor County (approx. 5.1 miles away); God Bless America (approx. 5.1 miles away); Vietnam War Statistics (approx. 5.3 miles away); Vietnam (approx. 5.3 miles away); Vietnam War (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perry.

Taylor County Salt Works Marker looking south on US 19/Alt 27/98 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, December 17, 2020

2. Taylor County Salt Works Marker looking south on US 19/Alt 27/98

Credits. This page was last revised on November 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 22, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 897 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 22, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.