- Collection:
- Marion O. Smith Papers
- Title:
- The Twelfth niter district: Florida
- Creator:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
- Date of Original:
- 2022-07
- Subject:
- Explosives--Additives
Saltpeter
Discovery and exploration
Soldiers
Names
Vandalism
Independent scholars
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Graffiti
Caving
Signatures (Writing)|Tourism--Moral and ethical aspects
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives
Saltpeter industry--History
Gunpowder industry
Guano industry
Nitrates
Caves
Speleology
Journal of Spelean History
Speleologists
Geology, Economic
Graffiti
Geotourism
Sustainable tourism
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau
Manufacturing industries--United States--History--19th century
Manufacturing industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Mineral industries--United States--History--19th century
Mineral industries--Confederate States of America--History--19th century
Saltpeter industry--United States
Gunpowder--United States
Nitrogen industries--United States
Saltpeter industry--Confederate States of America
Gunpowder--Confederate States of America
Nitrogen industries--Confederate States of America
Bats--Manure
Guano
Local history - People:
- Smith, Marion O., 1942-
Pratt, N. A. (Nathaniel Alpheus), 1834-1906
Latrobe, C. H. - Location:
- United States, Florida, 28.75054, -82.5001
- Medium:
- field notes
photocopies
facsimiles (reproductions)
notes (documents)
research notes
graffiti (casual notations)
cave paintings
rock engravings
drawings (visual works)
rock paintings
rock drawings - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- image/jp2
- Description:
- Photocopy of handwritten account documenting the early efforts of Confederate Niter Bureau officials Nathaniel A. Pratt and Charles H. LaTrobe to survey Florida for saltpeter production during the Civil War. It describes their travels through various western counties, their geological inspections, and the challenges they faced, including limited evidence of niter and reliance on boat access. Despite minimal findings of saltpeter, they identified promising limestone deposits in several regions, contributing to the Bureau’s broader resource mapping efforts. Sites mentioned: Confederate States of America. Nitre and Mining Bureau. Nitre District 12
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_d2-16
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_d2-16#item
- IIIF manifest:
- https://dlg.usg.edu/record/dade-ga-hs_msp_d2-16/presentation/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- 15 pages
- Holding Institution:
- Dade County Ga. Historical Society
- Rights:
-
