Lansing in Tompkins County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Table Salt Wells
Photographed by Susan A. Dalaba, June 3, 2023
1. Table Salt Wells Marker
Erected 2020 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 760.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1891.
Location. 42° 32.452′ N, 76° 32.86′ W. Marker is in Lansing, New York, in Tompkins County. It is on Salt Point Road, on the left. Salt Point Road is off of Myers Road, in the Salt Point Natural Area. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Salt Point Road, Lansing NY 14882, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York and in the Southern Tier. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: World War II Memorial (approx. one mile away); Peter Wheeler (approx. one mile away); Summer Camp (approx. 1.6 miles away); Rogues Harbor Inn (approx. 2.1 miles away); a different marker also named Rogues Harbor Inn (approx. 2.2 miles away); Barbecued Chicken (approx. 2.3 miles away); Town of Lansing (approx. 2.3 miles away); Samuel Weyburn (approx. 2.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.
Also see . . . New marker commemorates Salt Points history (Tompkins Weekly, October 7, 2020).
Excerpt: A new marker was placed at Salt Point in the town of Lansing on Oct. 3 to commemorate the industrial history of the area. From 1891 to 1962, the Cayuga Lake Salt Company processed table salt from brine, which was pumped from salt deposits below Salt Point. The company employed nearly 100 men and women, many of whom were immigrants from Syria and other countries.(Submitted on April 14, 2024.)
The marker was placed near where the first salt well was drilled and the companys processing facilities were sited. This was the first successful brine salt well drilled in Tompkins County. The extensive, relatively pure salt found here led to the formation of the table salt company, which was later known as International Salt Company.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. This page has been viewed 317 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 13, 2024, by Susan A. Dalaba of Cortland, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
