Double Mountain Salt Works

On Indian-infested frontier 125 miles beyond Fort Belknap and outer settlements. Northernmost business in Confederate Texas. Established at great risk, to obtain salt, scarce during Civil War and vitally needed to cure meat, season food, cure hides for leather, feed work horses, army draft mules and cavalry horses. Texas Legislature appropriated funds for the explorations on the Brazos by a civil engineer. Double Mountain spring water proved to be 98% salt, a nearby lake 45%. Reduction of brine was under control of Texas Military Board. Troops guarded the work. (1965)

Double Mountain Salt Works is a historical marker in Jayton, Kent County, dedicated in 1965. It is one of 5 historical markers documented in Kent County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 8 historic sites cataloged across the county.

The site sits at 33.2479, -100.5735 near Jayton. The nearest cataloged historic site is Kent County (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include First National Bank Building, Jayton Cemetery, and Putoff Canyon.

This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5263001259. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.