Editing Saltillo, Tennessee (section)

==Economy==

===Economic history===

Saltillo was a shipping point, distributing [[cotton]] and [[Stave bearing|staves]] as late as 1861. During this time period, the town had one [[Methodist]] church, a [[Masonic lodge]], two general stores, multiple [[grist mill]]s, two [[saw mill]]s, two [[tanneries]] and stave manufacturers and dealers.<ref name="Mitchell1860"/> Saltillo was also described historically as a [[fishing town]].<ref name="CallowayReese1989">{{cite book|author1=Brenda C. Calloway|author2=Jay Robert Reese|title=America's first western frontier, East Tennessee: a story of the early settlers and Indians of East Tennessee|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=X0CUTKJjEwMC&pg=PA161|accessdate=November 21, 2011|date=January 1, 1989|publisher=The Overmountain Press|isbn=978-0-932807-34-2|pages=161–}}</ref> A H.I.S. clothing factory was located in Saltillo and was a major local employer until closing around 1997. Many of the residents are now self-employed, or work in larger surrounding communities including Lexington, Savannah, and Counce.