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saltworks [′sȯlt‚wərks] (engineering) A building or group of buildings where salt is produced commercially, as by extraction from sea water or from the brine of salt springs. Also known as salina; saltern. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The main image on the home page is Claude-Nicolas Ledoux's Royal Saltworks. From the earliest spa traditions in America and Missouri's frontier spas to the businesses that flourished bottling mineral waters, the nature of mineralized groundwater resources, the repercussions of establishing saltworks at the state's saline springs, and more, Healing Waters offers a thoroughly researched, in-depth historical tour. Mexican President Ernest Zedillo announced in March that plans for a 116-square-mile saltworks, to be located in the heart of the Vizcaino Biosphere Reserve, a United Nations World Heritage Site in Baja, Mexico, would be canceled. |
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