💎 Grand Saline: The “Salt Capital of Texas” 🧂
Nestled in Van Zandt County, Grand Saline sits atop one of the largest and purest salt domes in the entire United States—stretching over 20,000 feet deep! For centuries, Native Americans harvested salt from this natural deposit, trading it with neighboring tribes.
When European settlers arrived in the 1800s, the abundant salt quickly became a vital resource for food preservation and trade. By the late 19th century, commercial mining had taken off, with the Morton Salt Company establishing operations that are still in operation today.
Fun fact: The salt dome beneath Grand Saline is so vast that it could supply the entire world with table salt for thousands of years!
🧂 Grand Saline truly lives up to its name—“Great Salt.”