Revealing "Salt City's" Geological and Mining Heritage at Strataca

Great Plains Research Pub Date : 2019-10-24 DOI:10.1353/gpr.2019.0018

Catherine L. Ronck, W. Price

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ABSTRACT:Hutchinson, Kansas, is among the places most widely associated with salt mining in the United States. Lying above vast halite deposits laid down by an ancient Permian sea, the century-long association with this important economic mineral has earned Hutchinson the nickname "Salt City." Located more than 200 m (650 ft) below Hutchison is Strataca: Kansas Underground Salt Museum, the only underground salt mine available for tourists to visit in the country. Strataca receives approximately 50,000 annual visitors, making it a significant regional tourist attraction. Operated in cooperation between the local historical society and an active salt mining company working in nearby shafts, Strataca offers a distinctive geotourism and industrial heritage tourism experience in the Great Plains. By considering the interpretive material at Strataca and the representation of the museum in user-generated content (UGC) reviews on a prominent travel website, TripAdvisor, this study demonstrates the value of a mixed-methods approach. Interpretive material included in signs, videos, and narrated tours and the UGC are analyzed for recurring themes and notable absences. The discussed themes include geology, mining methods, and working in the mine.

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揭示“盐城”在Strataca的地质和采矿遗产

摘要:堪萨斯州的哈钦森是美国盐矿开采最广为人知的地方之一。哈钦森位于古老的二叠纪海洋中巨大的盐岩矿床之上，与这种重要的经济矿物长达一个世纪的联系为哈钦森赢得了“盐城”的绰号。位于和记黄埔地下200多米(650英尺)的是Strataca:堪萨斯州地下盐博物馆，这是该国唯一可供游客参观的地下盐矿。Strataca每年接待约50,000名游客，使其成为一个重要的地区旅游景点。Strataca由当地历史学会和一家在附近矿井工作的盐矿公司合作运营，为大平原地区提供了独特的地质旅游和工业遗产旅游体验。通过考虑Strataca的解释性材料和著名旅游网站TripAdvisor用户生成内容(UGC)评论中博物馆的表现，本研究证明了混合方法的价值。我们会分析招牌、录影带、解说导览及教资会的解说材料，以找出反复出现的主题和明显的缺失。讨论的主题包括地质、采矿方法和在矿山工作。

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Great Plains Research Social Sciences-Geography, Planning and Development

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期刊介绍： Great Plains Research publishes original research and scholarly reviews of important advances in the natural and social sciences with relevance to and special emphases on environmental, economic and social issues in the Great Plains. It includes reviews of books and reports on symposia and conferences that included sessions on topics pertaining to the Great Plains. Papers must be comprehensible to a multidisciplinary community of scholars and lay readers who share interest in the region. Stimulating review and synthesis articles will be published if they inform, educate, and highlight both current status and further research directions.