We are a 7th Generation salt making family business. William Dickinson began producing salt in the Kanawha Valley of Virginia in 1817. The region grew to be the largest salt making area of the country. The ancient Iapetus Ocean lies deep below the Appalachian Mountains. This brine was coming to the surface in springs. Large animals congregated near the springs, followed by Native Americans, and then European settlers. The brine was boiled down, using timber, then coal, to produce the salt crystals. Most of the salt traveled down the Kanawha River, to the Ohio River and on to “Porkopolis” or Cincinnati.
Today siblings, Nancy Bruns and Lewis Payne, have revived the industry, but use only the power of the sun to evaporate the brine. The salt is sold to restaurants, retailers and consumers around the world.
The facility is open for tours and shopping. The shop contains a carefully curated collection of Appalachian products.
West Virginia Symphony Orchestra, MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, Charleston, WV, USA
Distance: 2.39 mi (straight line)
West Virginia State Museum, Kanawha Boulevard East, Charleston, WV, USA
Distance: 4.34 mi (straight line)
Clay Center, Clay Square, Charleston, WV, USA
Distance: 5.44 mi (straight line)
Capitol Market, Smith Street, Charleston, WV, USA
Distance: 5.56 mi (straight line)
1637 Long Ridge Road, Apple Grove, WV 25502, USA
Distance: 37.82 mi (straight line)
35050 Huntington Rd, Glenwood, WV 25520, USA
Distance: 39.70 mi (straight line)
Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area, Southside, WV, USA
Distance: 39.71 mi (straight line)
5601 Long Branch Rd, Barboursville, WV 25504, USA
Distance: 42.59 mi (straight line)
Outdoor Experiences Walks and Hikes RV and Camping Fun and Sports
Kanawha River Campground, Charleston Road, Point Pleasant, WV, USA
Distance: 42.92 mi (straight line)
Green Bottom Wildlife Management Area, Bryan Creek Rd, Glenwood, WV, USA
Distance: 43.09 mi (straight line)
Robert C Byrd Locks & Dam, RR 1, Gallipolis Ferry, WV, USA
Distance: 43.36 mi (straight line)
Shady Waters Campground, Lagoon Ln, Gallipolis Ferry, WV, USA
Distance: 45.23 mi (straight line)
Beech Fork Lake Marina, County Highway 13/8, Lavalette, WV, USA
Distance: 46.19 mi (straight line)
The Great Bend Museum, Riverfront Park, Ravenswood, WV, USA
Distance: 46.32 mi (straight line)
Letart Nature Park, Sandhill Road, Letart, WV, USA
Distance: 46.38 mi (straight line)
1011 Stowers Branch, Lavalette, WV 25535, USA
Distance: 46.55 mi (straight line)
Racine Locks and Dam, Letart, WV, USA
Distance: 47.22 mi (straight line)
Huntington Museum of Art, McCoy Road, Huntington, WV, USA
Distance: 47.83 mi (straight line)
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