Terra Salis, VA

Headnote
Terra Salis, or Kanawha Salines, is a flourishing town about 6 miles above Charleston, containing 4 dry-goods and 2 grocery stores, an extensive iron-foundry, 1 Episcopal, 1 Presbyterian, and 1 Methodist church, and a population of about 800. (Historical Collections, 1852)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Kanawha County, VA

Terra Salis, Virginia (Howe)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Terra Salis, or Kanawha Salines, is a flourishing town about 6 miles above Charleston, containing 4 dry-goods and 2 grocery stores, an extensive iron-foundry, 1 Episcopal, 1 Presbyterian, and 1 Methodist church, and a population of about 800.
Henry Howe, Historical Collections of Virginia… (Charleston, SC: William R. Babcock, 1852), 344.
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