J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works

J.Q. Dickinson Salt-Works
Guided Tours Shopping
4797, Midland Drive
Charleston West Virginia 25306

Information

April-December from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Saturday January-March from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Friday
304-925-7918
regular tours are free, experiential tours are $15
We welcome pets on leashes. They are not allowed in our sunhouses but can be in our shop.
lat: 38.2904976 long: -81.5613012

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.

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