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Morton Salt works

Salt works·Great Inagua

The salt island

About Morton Salt works

Salt has long been Inagua’s main industry. The Erickson brothers built a mechanised salt works here in the late 1930s and Morton Salt bought it in 1954; sun and wind evaporate the seawater into brine across the island’s vast pans.

Why it's on our list

  • Since the 1930s
  • Morton Salt since 1954
  • Sun and wind

Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Morton Salt works before you go.

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