Comments on: White Gold: How Salt Made and Unmade the Turks and Caicos Islands http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/12/white-gold-how-salt-made-and-unmade-the-turks-and-caicos-islands/ History with all the interesting bits left in Wed, 22 May 2013 17:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Glen Misick http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/12/white-gold-how-salt-made-and-unmade-the-turks-and-caicos-islands/#comment-4040 Glen Misick Mon, 06 May 2013 20:21:37 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/?p=9381#comment-4040 Good perspective on the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands! I was a little disturbed that the writer ended his analysis by alluding to the Drug Trade. Nothing is mentioned about the USA Air force and Naval bases, along with the Pan American, which provided jobs and a decent standard of living for the local residents. Also, no mention is made of the Space industry (John Glenn and others landing off Grand Turk). Further, what about the US Guided Missile base? How about the shipping industry that provided jobs for many men who sent funds back to their families. My father, James D. Misick, along with his brothers, Donald, Stanley and John, served as marine pilots for the TCI, making a decent living. They were not involved in the drug trade. I recall watching the many ships being pulled over into the port of Grand Turk during the Cuban War. We must be mindful to tell the whole story! Good perspective on the history of the Turks and Caicos Islands! I was a little disturbed that the writer ended his analysis by alluding to the Drug Trade. Nothing is mentioned about the USA Air force and Naval bases, along with the Pan American, which provided jobs and a decent standard of living for the local residents. Also, no mention is made of the Space industry (John Glenn and others landing off Grand Turk). Further, what about the US Guided Missile base? How about the shipping industry that provided jobs for many men who sent funds back to their families. My father, James D. Misick, along with his brothers, Donald, Stanley and John, served as marine pilots for the TCI, making a decent living. They were not involved in the drug trade. I recall watching the many ships being pulled over into the port of Grand Turk during the Cuban War. We must be mindful to tell the whole story!

]]> By: RichStine http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/12/white-gold-how-salt-made-and-unmade-the-turks-and-caicos-islands/#comment-2505 RichStine Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:17:36 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/?p=9381#comment-2505 Fascinating. Like so many things you have written about (Tulips, etc), seems that salt, too, has irrevocable punctuation mark on our human history. Thanks for this article, Dr. Dash. I cannot help but think of the role sugar has played, too. It is humbling and sad that such a sweet as marvelous sugar, wonders like salt and beauties such as tulips, have such hideous, bloody human stories to tell. But it is important to tell them. Forgetting would add salt to wounds borne by those who suffered, and make more room still, for humanity to repeat itself. Hats off. Great article! RS :) Fascinating. Like so many things you have written about (Tulips, etc), seems that salt, too, has irrevocable punctuation mark on our human history.

Thanks for this article, Dr. Dash.

I cannot help but think of the role sugar has played, too.

It is humbling and sad that such a sweet as marvelous sugar, wonders like salt and beauties such as tulips, have such hideous, bloody human stories to tell.

But it is important to tell them.

Forgetting would add salt to wounds borne by those who suffered, and make more room still, for humanity to repeat itself.

Hats off. Great article!

RS :)

]]> By: Mike Dash http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/12/white-gold-how-salt-made-and-unmade-the-turks-and-caicos-islands/#comment-2434 Mike Dash Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:22:06 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/?p=9381#comment-2434 Thank you for your comments. I was in the islands myself last week, and paid a visit to the museum... a rather wonderful and appropriately eccentric little place. There is a display there concerning the farrago of the island flag, which contains perhaps the only surviving example (I was unable to find an image on the net) of the infamous "igloo" badge. Thank you for your comments. I was in the islands myself last week, and paid a visit to the museum… a rather wonderful and appropriately eccentric little place. There is a display there concerning the farrago of the island flag, which contains perhaps the only surviving example (I was unable to find an image on the net) of the infamous “igloo” badge.

]]> By: Tiffany http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/2012/12/white-gold-how-salt-made-and-unmade-the-turks-and-caicos-islands/#comment-2432 Tiffany Tue, 18 Dec 2012 18:15:40 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/history/?p=9381#comment-2432 Thank you for writing a post about the TCI! I lived there for a brief time and love that the world is learning about it's history. While I was there, I volunteered at the country's only museum, the Turks and Caicos National Museum. The museum is located on Grand Turk. The museum contains exhibits on the salt industry. You can still see the salt pans on Grand Turk today. Very interesting history of a little known country. Thank you for writing a post about the TCI! I lived there for a brief time and love that the world is learning about it’s history. While I was there, I volunteered at the country’s only museum, the Turks and Caicos National Museum. The museum is located on Grand Turk. The museum contains exhibits on the salt industry. You can still see the salt pans on Grand Turk today. Very interesting history of a little known country.

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