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Established in 1894, the Mathieson Alkali Works in Saltville was a chemical processing facility that created soda ash, bleaching powder, and other alkaline products. The thick chemical waste, known as muck, from this plant was stored in a holding pond along the North Fork of the Holston River, which became known as the muck dam. A few communities of company houses were located below the muck ...
Radford University. Description. In this project Ashley Frye interviewed her grandparents, Jim Price, Lois Olinger, and Dave Olinger. During the interview they talked of the history of Saltville, Virginia, of growing up there, and the influence that the Olin Matheison company had on the town. This interview is among projects created by students ...
The Saltville Waste Disposal Ponds Superfund Site ("Site") is part of Olin Corporation's former Saltville facility located along the north bank of the North Fork of the Holston River ("NFHR") between the towns of Saltville and Allison Gap, in western Smyth and eastern Washington Counties, Virginia. The NFHR forms the southern border of the Site ...
The Saltville Waste Disposal site is located along the North Fork of the Holston River (NFHR) between Saltville and Allison Gap in Western Smyth County, Virginia, and partly extends into Washington County, Virginia. The Jefferson National Forest is located approximately one-half mile north of the site.
Mount Rose Cemetery. Created by: Barry L. Seitz. Added: Sep 22, 2020. Find a Grave Memorial ID: 215944731. Source citation. A son of George Washington Collins & Frances Six Husband of Mary Avis Allison He was a retired foreman, and had been employed at the Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation in Saltville, Virginia He passed away at his home.
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. EMD NW5 #4 works a chemical train at Saltville, Virginia on April 18, 1971. After Olin received the locomotive from the Union Belt of Detroit, the steam generator located in front of the cab was declared obsolete and so was removed along with a good chunk of the nose. *Joe Brockmeyer Photo**Nick A. Jobe Collection*
