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Justyn Marchese at Lick Creek Bridge

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.

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

Lick Creek empties into the New River in a shoals above Bluestone Lake.

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