Take a ride down an elevator 650 feet below the surface of Hutchinson, Kansas and you’ll find endless miles of tunnels that lead to active salt mines dating back over a century. “They mined ...

By 1910, more than 26 mining companies were operating. Most of them were consolidated into larger companies, including Morton Salt, Barton Salt, Carey Salt and the Hutchinson-Kansas Salt Co. Anne ...

Known as "Salt City" or simply "Hutch" to locals, Hutchinson, Kansas, offers an unexpected ... This small community embraces its salt-mining heritage while offering cutting-edge attractions ...

According to the Kansas Geological Survey ... abandoned brine wells used to mine salt. On January 17, 2001, the first gas explosion occurred in downtown Hutchinson destroying the Decor shop ...