[JRandomFreeper]

The first big cities were set up where salt was easily available. Think Ur in Mesoptomia (Iraq), and other ancient sites. Some are deserts today because of the salt content after the global cooling and great drying.

So that's pretty standard for pre-industrial age societies. Which is when most of the east coast cities were settled.

Now, in the industrial age, we can get salt anywhere, as long as the technology holds out.

/johnny

[blam]

"Think Ur in Mesoptomia (Iraq), and other ancient sites."

Ur was a sea side town when Abraham lived there. Today, it is 100 miles inland. Silting.