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The Excelsior Salt Works in Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio. Excelsior Salt Works was part of the natural brine/evaporation industry in Ohio. The building shown has a mural advertisement that says: Excelsior Salt Works, Inc., Ohio River Salt, Red Hog Brand. The image shows Horace R. Collins holding a bag of the Red Hog Brand salt. The picture was taken by David K. Webb probably in late 1959 or the early 1960s.
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For more information about the history of the Ohio's salt industry, see: Ohio's Salt Industry by Michael C. Hansen (Ohio Geological Survey, Ohio Geology Newsletter, Fall 1983) page 1+.
The Excelsior Salt Works, Inc., filed articles of incorporation with the Ohio Secretary of State on August 5, 1931. The company charter number is 147772. George A. Ebersbach was listed as president of the company when it filed articles of domestic dissolution in 2000. FindAGrave includes the obituary, which says in part: George Allen Ebersbach, 73, Middleport, died at his residence on Tuesday, January 23, 2001. He was born on August 17, 1927, in Middleport...He was the owner of the former Excelsior Salt Works in Pomeroy.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Man sitting outside of building with salt bag. Excelsior Salt Works in Pomeroy, Ohio.