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West Baden Springs Hotel
 
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By Cosmos Mariner, August 24, 2021
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1 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — The Eighth Wonder of the World Revived
From its construction in 1902 to its closure as a resort hotel casino after the stock market crash of 1929, West Baden Springs Hotel's 200' free-span atrium dome was known as the Eighth Wonder of the World. After 1929 it housed a multitude . . . Map (db m195000) HM
2 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — Traveling in Style: The Monon Connection
The remote southern Indiana location of the West Baden Springs and French Lick resort area made access by railroad essential to their prosperity in the late 1880’s. The resorts signed a deal with the Monon Railroad that granted direct access to the . . . Map (db m195001) HM
3 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 1 — Sunken Garden
The walkway was designed to guide the hotel guests as they strolled through the sunken garden. Originally the paths to the various buildings in this area were covered with sawdust. However, in 1912 a disastrous fire destroyed the buildings that . . . Map (db m194995) HM
4 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 4 — Sprudel: Spring No. 7
Spring No. 7 (later re-named Sprudel to honor the hotel's mascot) was the strongest, pumping out 12 gallons a minute with a production capacity of two thousand barrels of water a day. A lucrative bottling business from Spring No. 7 soon . . . Map (db m194996) HM
5 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 7 — Apollo: Spring No. 3
The mineral springs at West Baden Springs Hotel drew the people to the area and made it famous. During those early years, the springs were identified by numbers. Lee W. Sinclair had Spring No. 3 covered with a wooden structure, which housed the . . . Map (db m194997) HM
6 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 8 — Golf Courses
Golfing at the hotel was used as a form of relaxation for the guests. It provided a calm and peaceful environment for getting away from the troubles of everyday life. Luckily for the guests at West Baden Springs Hotel, they had two golf courses . . . Map (db m194998) HM
7 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 9 — Brick Drive
You are standing on the original brick street to West Baden Springs Hotel, installed when the hotel was built in 1902. In the early 1900s, over half of the streets in the towns of French Lick and West Baden were made of bricks, numbering in the . . . Map (db m194999) HM
8 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 10 — Archway
The entrance of West Baden Springs Hotel features a double archway and serves as a gateway to the magnificent hotel. The International Steel and Iron Company was awarded the contract for the construction in 1902. The archway was actually . . . Map (db m195090) HM
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9 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 11 — West Baden Depot
The first rails into the Valley of Springs were built in 1887. Just outside the entrance arches at West Baden Springs Hotel are remnants of the rails and the foundation of the West Baden Depot. The Monon Line would stop at this depot before . . . Map (db m195091) HM
10 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 12 — U.S. Army Hospital
West Baden has had many different uses through the years. During WWI, the hotel became Army Hospital #35. By the Fall of 1918, troops needing medical aid were returning from war. The U.S. Army aggressively sought out potential sites for hospitals . . . Map (db m195094) HM
11 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 13 — The SpringsHygeia, Apollo, Neptune & Sprudel
West Baden Springs Hotel had four springs on its property; they were numbered in the order they were discovered. Only odd numbers were used to offset the practice at French Lick using even numbers. Spring No. 1 was renamed Hygeia Spring, based . . . Map (db m195095) HM
12 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 14 — Seal Fountain
The Seal Fountain was named for the hand-carved seal that was perched on a mound of stones in the center of the fountain. Originally, the fountain was located in the center of the atrium when the hotel was built. Ferdinand Cross, a famous local . . . Map (db m195097) HM
13 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 15 — St. Ignatius Cemetery
Several of the Jesuits who studied at the West Baden Monastery are buried here. Mr. Sinclair constructed two churches on the property, one Methodist and one Catholic, on each side of the cemetery located on the hill overlooking the brick street. . . . Map (db m195098) HM
14 Indiana, Orange County, West Baden Springs — 16 — Joe Louis Bridge
Located to your left is the bridge named in honor of boxing legend Joe Louis. The "Brown Bomber" was the World heavyweight Champion from 1937 to 1949 who trained in West Baden. Although he trained at West Baden Springs Hotel, he was not allowed to . . . Map (db m195099) HM
 
 
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