Salt. Where it all began for the small East Texas town of Grand Saline. Salt. Where salt production grew a town's identity and purpose. Salt. Where a celebration of salt comes to life. Salt. is an extensive collection of pictures and stories rolled into one book. Learn how a town got its start with salt, Learn about the early salt production that erupted out of the Jordan's Saline salt bed. Learn how Morton Salt Co. moved into town, established a salt mine and how Grand Saline became the leading producer of salt.in Texas. Learn how the town came together in celebration with the annual Salt Festival and Queen's Pageant. Learn about the Salt Palace.. Salt. contains 412 pictures. Pictures of the early salt factories, Morton Salt Company, 1950s Morton Salt employees, the Grand Saline Salt Mine, and of course the Salt Girls, the Salt Queens and Duchesses. Salt. is a celebration of the embodiment of small town life shown through a deep history rooted in a mineral of the Earth.