Hutchinson's history with salt goes back to 1887. The vast underground deposits left by a former ocean were primarily mined by pumping in water, dissolving the salt, then drawing it out and evaporating the brine. Salt underlies the area from 400 to 800 feet deep, and therefore also holds it up (so it can't all be mined away). Check out the salt museum link at bottom for more.


Yellow Cab used to dispatch off of Avenue A near Walnut Street, back when all cars were called by radio.


Heading up Main Street from Avenue A to 2nd Avenue.


The courthouse is a bit to the west on 2nd Avenue, also visible while entering downtown on the Woody Seat Freeway from the south.


Heading back east on 2nd Avenue.


Back on Main Street, a selection of buildings from 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue.


The fairgrounds are on the north side of the city. Among the notable buildings include the aging Bison Arena and the Depression-era 4-H Encampment Building.

Hutchinson Salt Museum

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