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Saltville, the salt the Confederacy ran on
1864
Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia
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Brine wells here made the salt that kept Confederate meat from rotting, which made a village of a few hundred people a target worth two battles and a Union raid in December 1864 that finally wrecked the works. Long before that the same salty marsh drew mastodons and giant ground sloths, and their bones keep coming out of the mud. The town museum has both stories in one room.
That was 1 of the hidden places.
Location: historic site
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