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1895 USGS Topo showing Mercer Salt Works

David Sibray inspects stonework in a thicket near the old saltworks.

An early topographic map shows Mercer's Salt works on Lick Creek, then in Mercer County, West Virginia.

David Sibray inspects stonework in a thicket near the old saltworks.

Justyn Marchese studies stone piers at the mouth of Lick Creek near the New RIver.

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