Bailey Springs, Alabama | |
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| Coordinates: 34°53′44″N87°34′17″W / 34.89556°N 87.57139°W Coordinates: 34°53′44″N87°34′17″W / 34.89556°N 87.57139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lauderdale |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 113361 [1] |
Bailey Springs, also known as Chalybeate Springs, is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.
A post office was established at Bailey Springs in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1901. [2] The community was named for Jonathan Bailey, who started a resort on several mineral springs. [3] The spring waters here have been classified as chalybeate, iron water, and alkaline-saline springs. A large number of people came from Memphis and surrounding areas for the purported healing qualities of the springs. [4] At one point, the water at Bailey Springs was bottled and shipped around the United States. [5] The springs were opened as a resort and hotel until 1910. A school for women, Bailey Springs University, was founded in 1893 on the resort grounds. It remained open until 1900. [6]
During the American Civil War, troops from the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Richard Rowett camped at Bailey Springs.
Henry W. Collier, the 14th Governor of Alabama, died at Bailey Springs on August 28, 1855. [7]
Chalybeate waters, also known as ferruginous waters, are mineral spring waters containing salts of iron.
Blue Springs State Park is a publicly owned recreation area located 7 mi (11 km) east of Clio in Blue Springs, Barbour County, Alabama. The 103-acre (42 ha) state park features a clear blue, natural underground spring that pumps 3,600 US gal (14,000 l) of water per hour into two concrete-ringed swimming pools.
Blount Springs is an unincorporated community in Blount County, Alabama United States.
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Belknap Springs is an unincorporated community and private hot springs resort in Lane County, Oregon, United States, near the McKenzie River. The springs were located and initially developed by R. S. Belknap in 1869. A post office named "Salt Springs" was established in the location in 1874, and the name changed to "Belknap Springs" in 1875. The post office closed in 1877 and reopened in 1891, operating intermittently until 1953. Today the location uses a McKenzie Bridge mailing address.
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Center Star, also known as Centre Star, or Centre, is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The Center Star Neighborhood Park is an incorporated entity on file with the Lauderdale County Courthouse which holds a land trust of approximately 4 Acres of park land, adjacent to the Center Star Volunteer Fire Department.
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