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D51787-4
Date(s)
- 1950-08-08 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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A large crowd awaits entry to the Pennsalt open house as the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company of Washington helps to celebrate its parent firm's 100th anniversary. The Tacoma plant went into operation in June, 1929, at its tideflats location of 2901 Taylor Way. Construction of the 40 acre plant had begun a year earlier when it was called Tacoma Electro-Chemical Co. (TNT 8-6-50, A-9)
Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Co. of Washington (Tacoma); Pennsalt (Tacoma); Chemical industry--Tacoma--1950-1960;