Detroit salt mine
The Detroit salt mine is a salt mine located 1,100 ft below Detroit, Michigan. The mine opened in 1910 and covers 1,500 acres underground. In the beginning, the leather and food industries were the primary customers.- Type: Industry
- Description: Salt mine in Michigan, United States
- Also known as: “Detroit Salt Company” and “Detroit Salt Mine”
- Address: 12841 Sanders Street, Detroit, MI 48217
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fordson Island and Patton Park.
Fordson Island
Island
Fordson Island is an 8.4-acre artificial island in the River Rouge, in southeast Michigan. It was created by the Ford Motor Company in 1918, while dredging the River Rouge, and the land was donated to Springwells Township by Henry Ford.
Patton Park
Park
Patton Park is a 93-acre park located on the southwest side of Detroit, Michigan. The park, named for the World War II US military leader General George S. Patton Park is situated 2 miles north of Detroit salt mine.
Ford River Rouge complex
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The Ford River Rouge complex is a Ford Motor Company automobile factory complex located in Dearborn, Michigan, United States, along the River Rouge, upstream from its confluence with the Detroit River at Zug Island. Ford River Rouge complex is situated 1½ miles northwest of Detroit salt mine.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Melvindale and River Rouge.
Melvindale
Photo: Rmhermen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Melvindale is a city in Wayne County of the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 census, the city population was 12,851.
River Rouge
Town
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River Rouge is a city in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,224 at the 2020 census. The city is named after the River Rouge, which flows along the city's northern border and into the Detroit River.
Delray
Neighborhood
Photo: Notorious4life, Public domain.
Delray is a neighborhood in southwest Detroit in the U.S. state of Michigan. Its area extends south to the River Rouge, east to the Detroit River, west to Fort Street, and north to Clark Street. Delray is situated 2 miles east of Detroit salt mine.
Detroit salt mine
- Category: salt mine
- Location: City of Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.28623° or 42° 17′ 10″ northLongitude
-83.15178° or 83° 9′ 6″ westOpen location code
86JR7RPX+F7OpenStreetMap ID
way 441366430OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q18763595
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