![]() Vicinity of the Great Conemaugh Salt Works. The demand for property had greatly increased in the Settlement, naming it "Saltsburg" in honor of the salt They immediately began selling lots in the tiny pioneer Loyalhanna and Kiskiminetas Rivers from Jane's brother William Situated in the beautiful valley at the confluence of the Conemaugh, ![]() In the fall of 1816, Andrew and Jane Boggs purchased the land Incorporation as a borough on April 16, 1838. The "boom" economy that made Saltsburg grow, and led to its The early salt industry was the reason for Saltsburg'sĮstablishment as a town, and in conjunction with the canal, created Which did not require the expense of boring, pumping and evaporation The salt industry in Pennsylvania declined as cheaper sources of salt Had played out, and most of the salt operations had moved downstream. The 1830's and in 1833 over four million pound of slat were shippedīy 1837, nearly all of the Conemaugh and Kiskiminetas salt wells The salt industry of the Conemaugh-Kiskiminetas Valley peaked in ![]() Coal was mined nearby and used as fuel for the steam Was replaced by large iron pans, 8 inches deep, 20 feet long and 10 orġ1 feet wide. ![]() Pole and ultimately, in 1825, a steam engine.īy 1819 "The Great Conemaugh Salt Works" was comprised of Power to bore and pump his salt from the wells later he used a spring His well yielded 30 bushels of salt per day. William Johnson was the area's first leading producer. Deemer'sĭiscovery led to the birth of an industry that over the next fewĭecades made the Conemaugh-Kiskiminetas Valley one of the leading salt Water from a nearby well when she noted a formation of crystals in theīottom of the kettle. It all began with the saltĪbout a mile above Saltsburg in 1795-98, a Mrs. Saltsburg, Pennsylvania is over 200 years old and participated in the ![]()
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