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Sulphur Mines

Hwy 90, Sulphur, LA, USA

Latitude & Longitude: 30° 13' 38.7228", -93° 27' 9.9252"

Louisiana State
Historical Marker

One mile north. In 1894 Herman Frasch, using process for first time, forced steam into salt dome caprock, returning solid molten sulphur to surface. Sicily sulphur monopoly was broken.

Last updated: 7/27/2009 15:10:00

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