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The Cold Springs: Yesterday’s Oasis, Today’s Mystery

In the nineteenth century, in the days before indoor plumbing, public drinking fountains, and Sparkletts, safe drinking water was among the natural resources most precious to travelers and settlers on the frontier. Springs were one source of such water. And … Continue reading

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