Location: West Virginia Length: 10 min
Salt, a highly valued commodity in ancient and historic times, is an abundant resource in the Kanawha Valley of West Virginia. Salt production along the Kanawha River grew from a small cottage industry to a huge commercial enterprise, exemplifying the Industrial Revolution as it took place in the United States. This video presents a fascinating account of the ingenuity and technological advances accompanying this industrial development from the 18th through the 20th centuries and provides good context for industrial archaeology in the region.
Copyright 1998 by The Walkabout Company
Produced by The Walkabout Company
Presented by:
Institute for the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, West Virginia University
Midland Trail Scenic Highway Association
National Park Service
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Web links:
Council for West Virginia Archaeology (Institute For the History of Technology and Industrial Archaeology, West Virginia University)
West Virginia Geology (WVGS) (West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey)
Archeology of the Great Kanawha Navigation (Robert F. Maslowski; Council for West Virginia Archaeology)
Associate for Industrial Archaeology Links (AIA)
History Tour of Old Malden (Larry L. Rowe)
US Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington District
Grave Creek Mound Launches Summer Film Series June 24 with Red Salt and Reynolds (West Virginia Division of Cultural History and News)
Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Archaeological Society (WVARCH.ORG)