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Book Title: History Of Clarke County

SALT LANDS OF CLARKE

    In March, 1819, the United States granted to the state of Alabama in trust
for its people five sections of salt lands, two sections in Township 5 North,
Range 2 East, and three sections in Township 7 North, Range 1 East. This county
furnished much of the salt used in the South during the Civil War. Salt was made
at three points in the county, designated as Lower Saltworks, Central Saltworks
and Upper Saltworks. Central Saltworks was located in Section 34, Township 6
North, Range 2 East, the land being owned by a private individual. There were
some salt springs on these lands, but these were not the only source from which
salt water was obtained. Many overflowing wells were brought in and the supply
of water is inexhaustible. These wells are still flowing and in silent tones
seem to say: "Men may come and men may go; but we flow on forever."


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HISTORY OF CLARKE COUNTY 
BY JOHN SIMPSON GRAHAM

Press of
BIRMINGHAM PRINTING COMPANY
Birmingham, Ala.
1923


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