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Western New York Salina formation and salt locations
Detail from "Map of Central New York, Showing Outcrop of the Salina Formation and Locations Where Salt or Brine Has Been Found in Wells or Shafts." Full map is attached as separate file.
Salt Producing Regions, 1880
Even prior to opening of the Retsof Mine in 1880--which would become America's largest--the state of New York trailed only Michigan in production
Map of Retsof, NY--1902
Detail from "New Century Atlas" shows Retsof Mine and related infrastructure, along with area schools, farms, and churches. Just to the northwest of mine is an area of (segregated) housing built for employees that was known as "Little Italy."
Interior of Retsof Mine
Undated photo depicts horse-drawn carts used in early Livingston County salt mining operations
Retsof Company Picninc 1933
A photo of the attendees of the Retsof company picnic on Conesus Lake in 1933
St. Lucy's Church, Retsof NY
The Roman Catholic Church attended by residents of Little Italy
Greigsville Union Free School
Greigsville Union Free School, which children from Retsof attended, opened in 1904
Houses in Little Italy, Retsof NY
Shanties built ca. 1884 for Italian immigrant employees of Retsof Mine. It was demolished in 1923 because the houses had become dilapidated and a new, larger mine was under construction.