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| Title | Dakota Salt and Chemical Company, Williston, N.D. |
| Date of Original | 196- |
| Description | Plant located along railroad line with hills in background. |
| Ordering Information | Consult: http://library.ndsu.edu/ndsuarchives/duplication-services |
| General Subject | Business & Industry
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| Subject (LCTGM) | Salt industry
Aerial photographs
Railroad tracks
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| Organization Name | Dakota Salt and Chemical Co. (Williston, N.D.)
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| Location | Williston (N.D.)
Williams County (N.D.)
North Dakota
United States
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| Decade | 1960-1969
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| Item Number | 2087.107 |
| Format of Original | Slides
Color images
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| Dimensions of Original | 5 x 5 cm. |
| Transcription | "Williams Co., New Salt Plant, Williston, N. D., D, x-56" - Handwritten on slide mount. |
| Notes | Title supplied by staff.
Photographer unknown. |
| Biography/History | The Dakota Salt and Chemical Company plan, located three miles east of Williston, went into production in 1960. It is a subsidiary of General Carbon and Chemical Co. of Forest Lake, Illinois. The plant mined salt from a 230-foot vein at a depth of 8, 000 feet which was discovered by Amerada Petroleum Corp. when drilling for oil. |
| Repository Institution | North Dakota State University Libraries, Institute for Regional Studies
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| Repository Collection | North Dakota Slide Collection 2087
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| Collection Finding Aid | Consult: http://hdl.handle.net/10365/1106 |
| Credit Line | Institute for Regional Studies, NDSU, Fargo (2087.107) |
| Language | eng
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| Digital ID | rs010502 |
| Original Source | Slide |
