Salt Works
Inscription
Established by order of the
Provincial Congress, April
24, 1776, for Revolutionary
War use. They were located 1
1/2 miles east.
Location
AddressSR 1174 (Turner Street) in Beaufort
CityBeaufort
CountyCarteret
StateNorth Carolina
Coordinates34.719920, -76.663590
Sources
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