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The first salt well in the vicinity was drilled in 1813-14. By the 1830's this area had become a leading United States salt producer. Important to its shipment was the Pennsylvania Canal's Western Division. The canal crossed here from 1829 to 1864 and was the lifeline of this small town.
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Saltsburg, Pennsylvania · United States
