Inside the Vast Salt Mines of Subterranean Detroit
The City Under Detroit Made of Salt
Detroit's salt mine: City beneath the city
Inside the Vast Salt Mines of Subterranean Detroit
Detroit's salt mine: City beneath the city
The city of Detroit sits on top of a working salt mine, and that the
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Detroit Salt Mine
Six men were killed during the dig, and the Detroit Salt and Manufacturing Company was bankrupted in the process. The 1,060-foot shaft was finally completed in 1910. A second tunnel was dug in ...
Detroit Salt Mine: The hidden gem beneath our city
Rock salt was discovered in Detroit in 1895, but it wasn’t until 1906 that the Detroit Salt and Manufacturing Company began the arduous task of digging a shaft to create a mine. Despite many challenges, a bankruptcy and business reorganization, the shaft was completed by the newly named Detroit Salt Company. In 1912, under the name Detroit ...
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Six men were killed during the dig, and the Detroit Salt and Manufacturing Company was bankrupted in the process. The 1,060-foot shaft was finally completed in 1910. A second tunnel was dug in ...
Rock salt was discovered in Detroit in 1895, but it wasn’t until 1906 that the Detroit Salt and Manufacturing Company began the arduous task of digging a shaft to create a mine. Despite many challenges, a bankruptcy and business reorganization, the shaft was completed by the newly named Detroit Salt Company. In 1912, under the name Detroit ...