Wilmington in New Hanover County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

State Salt Works

By Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

1. State Salt Works Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

The state of North Carolina to relieve a wartime scarcity, operated salt works from here to Myrtle Grove Sound, 1861-64.

Erected 1976 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number D 23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • War, US Civil.

Location. 34° 9.428′ N, 77° 53.529′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, North Carolina, in New Hanover County. Marker is at the intersection of South College Road (State Highway 132) and Jasmine Cove Way, on the right when traveling south on South College Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington NC 28412, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Last Stand At Wilmington (approx. 2.3 miles away); Fall of Wilmington (approx. 3 miles away); North Carolina Shipbuilding Co. (approx. 3.4 miles away); Edwin A. Anderson (approx. 3.7 miles away); Charles Town (approx. 5.7 miles away); United States Colored Troops (approx. 5.8

By Don Morfe, August 17, 2014

2. State Salt Works Marker

miles away); A National Cemetery System (approx. 5.9 miles away); Cassidey Shipyard (approx. 5.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wilmington.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 357 times since then and 2 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 15, 2014, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.