Syracusecity amongst lakes

The city of Syracuse was essentially created by salt as its salt-boiling blocks once provided the entire nation with this essential mineral. Explore the site of an original boiling block where brine (salt water) was turned into what was considered to be one of the country’s most precious commodities. The full-sized reconstruction of a boiling block, a floor with a dozen sunken kettles where men with big wooden ladles would stand over kettles of scalding salted water, provides the best look into the dangerous and life-threatening job of a salt boiler.