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A major Confederate saltworks, with daily capacity of 150 bushels, before completion, was located 200 feet north. Brick foundations were salvaged from ruins of the old City of St. Joseph. Salt processed by evaporation of seawater was one of Florida's two chief contributions to the Confederacy. These saltworks destroyed September 8, 1862, by U.S.S. Kingfisher, by bombardment and landing party action. Destruction of Confederate saltworks was a comparable blow "to the Southern cause as the fall of Charleston."
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| HM Number | HMHYK |
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| Tags | |
| Marker Number | F-119 |
| Year Placed | 1964 |
| Placed By | Florida Board of Parks and Historic Memorials / Gulf County Historical Commission |
| Marker Condition |  0 out of 10 (1 reports) |
| Date Added | Sunday, October 12th, 2014 at 11:34am PDT -07:00 |
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| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 16R E 661839 N 3284885 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 29.68350000, -85.32740000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 29° 41.01', W 85° 19.644' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 29° 41' 0.60" N, 85° 19' 38.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 850 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 1048 Cape San Blas Rd, Port St Joe FL 32456, US |
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