Saratoga Springs, New York.
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THE GOVERNOR This spring was drilled in 1908. It was named for Governor Charles Evans Hughes who had recently signed a bill protecting the springs. The water flows through limestone and clay from a depth of 170 feet. The . . .
(Environment • Landmarks • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
THE GOVERNOR This spring was drilled in 1908. It was named for Governor Charles Evans Hughes who had recently signed a bill protecting the springs. The water flows through limestone and clay from a depth of 170 feet. The . . . (Environment • Landmarks • Parks & Recreational Areas) Includes complete text, location, directions, 3 photos, GPS coordinates, map.
Called by the Mohawk Indians the Medicine Spring now known as the High Rock Spring. The first whiteman to visit this spring was Sir William Johnson in 1767. Gen. George Washington, Gov. George Clinton and Alexander Hamilton . . . 
The story of Saratoga Springs starts at this location, High Rock Park and the famous High Rock Spring. The Mohawks visited this site for hundreds of years and drank the healing waters from the spring. In 1771, the Mohawks . . . 
In the 1800's thousands of people visited Saratoga Springs to drink the healing waters. In 1848 The Clarke and White Spring Water Company was the first to commercially bottle High Rock water. They purchased the spring and . . . 
Years of over-pumping had depleted the natural aquifers of spring water. In 1911, the State of New York claimed ownership of the springs and formed the Saratoga Springs Reservation Commission, which included the area of High . . . 
Congress Spring was discovered in 1792 by Nicholas Gilman, a member of Congress. It was tubed by Gideon Putnam, an early developer of Saratoga Springs. Dr. John Clark purchased the spring in 1826, bottled the water, and . . . 
The Deer Park Spring, originally known as the Fresh Water Spring, was tubed in 1876 when the Congress and Empire Spring Water Company improved the southern end of Congress Park. At that time, the pond and surrounding area . . . 
Dedicated 1931 by American Legion Aux. Unit 70. Site of the 1882 Congress Spring Victorian band stand.
A 490 million year old fossilized sea bottom. Donated in memory of William Lester, Esq. 1914
Early 1800's H.R. Rowland established saw & grist mill. Area later included limestone quarry, Kiln, stone & plaster mills, farms, homes, and district school
This building located at 202 Main Street in Lander, WY has weathered over a century of storied & varied history. The building before you was commissioned by, & constructed for, the local International Order of Odd Fellows in . . . 
This historic structure was built at the peak of the iron industry in 1868. The furnace once produced high-quality iron used for railroad wheels and rails. As you roam the grounds and explore this innovative construction, . . . 
Welcome to what was once the Fitchburg Furnace Community--a bustling settlement that made its living from the iron and wood resources of these mountains. Fitchburg had mills, shops, and homes for more than 100 families, all . . . 
Each furnace operation was normally a self-contained community, known as an iron plantation, under the direction of an iron master, usually the owner. Under his direction several types of skilled laborers took part in the . . . 
The casting house was a wooden shed, which covered the sand moulds where the iron was run. Note the depression in the stone directly above the archway, which probably held the roof of the shed. Long trenches, sloping . . . 
"Give er fire." This cry ran through the woods as colliers tended huge piles of charring wood, which would be used as fuel at Fitchburg Furnace. Colliers, men who made charcoal, built many coal pits or hearths throughout the . . . 
Native Americans lived along the lower portion of the Rock River for thousands of years. Through time they were drawn to the area's abundance of fish and wild game and its ability to grow domesticated plants. During the . . . 
Here lived the Winnebagoes who fought on the side of the British in the War of 1812 and joined Black Hawk's Band in 1832. Prophetstown State Park authorized by the Illinois General Assembly in 1947 was sponsored by . . . 
Burial site of Revolutionary War veteran 2nd Lt Asahel Gray 1747-1827
Built 1901 by W.C. Whitney. Named for son H. P. Whitney, a ten-goal polo player. Abandoned to farmland:1934; found and rebuilt 1978-79
