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EPISODE · Mar 2, 2026 · 1 MIN

This Week In Illinois History: Salt In Our State’s Wounds (March 3, 1803)

from This Week in Illinois History · host Clint Cargile

Before coal, before oil, even before corn, the biggest and busiest industry in Illinois was salt.

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