Salt Museum (Liverpool, New York)

Salt Museum

Location	6790 Onondaga Lake Parkway, Liverpool, New York

The Salt Museum near the shore of Onondaga Lake in Liverpool, New York is a museum explaining the salt industry created from salt springs in the Syracuse, New York area. ^[1] The southern end of the lake was once known as the Onondaga Salt Reservation. ^[2]

The building that houses the museum was built in the 1930s and is believed to be built from wood used in former salt factories. ^[3]

The Erie Canal hastened and expanded the development of the salt industry and the city of Syracuse. ^[4]

See also

• Colorado Salt Works, another salt spring, listed on the National Register of Historic Places

References

1. "Salt Museum » Onondaga County Parks". onondagacountyparks.com. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
2. Moriarty, Rick (April 13, 2017). "Rare piece of Syracuse's long-lost salt industry uncovered" . Retrieved February 4, 2024.
3. Cheney, Jim (July 31, 2022). "Visiting the Fascinating Salt Museum in Syracuse's Onondaga Lake Park". Uncovering New York. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
4. Kurlansky, Mark (March 18, 2011). Salt: A World History. Knopf Canada. ISBN   978-0-307-36979-6.

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