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Photographer: Wood block print, Kentucky Historical Society Martin F. Schmidt Collection
Taken: 1847
Caption: Esculapia Springs, Kentucky (Sulphur Springs)
Additional Description: Page from from Collins’ Historical Sketches of Kentucky, Cincinnati, 1847. “Esculapia or Sulphur Springs is located in Lewis County. This celebrated watering place is situated in a romantic valley, surrounded by tall hills of easy ascent, from which the view is picturesque and enchanting. The improvements have been greatly extended within a few years, and now afford ample accommodations for 200 visitors. There are two springs, one of white sulphur, the other Chalybeate, said to be equal if not superior to the waters of similar kind in Virginia.”
Submitted: March 18, 2020, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
Database Locator Identification Number: p513710
File Size: 0.161 Megabytes

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