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‘The fountain of youth’ is more than just a saying in one North Carolina town. For years, people have been traveling to Crumpler for water that has been said to have healing powers and local folklore describes as the ‘best tonic.’
The Cabins at Healing Springs serve as more than a mountainside getaway. Located on the banks of the North Fork of the New River, a certain discovered spring and its healing powers have been proven. It was first discovered in 1884, originally called Thompson's Bromine and Arsenic Springs. Shortly after, the original healing springs hotel was built, but burned in 1962.
It wasn't until 2014 that a restoration project preserved the 12 overflow cabins from the original Hotel.
Pitchers of the water are placed on the bedside table at the cabins. On the website it says of the water, "The natural spring known as "Healing Spring" is purported to have healing abilities and rumored to have cured everything from poison ivy to rheumatism, indigestion to ulcers. Between 1889 and 1899, the distribution of the water from Healing Springs played an interesting part of Ashe County's history and development. Local tradition has held steadfast for over 100 years that the waters have curative powers." Visitors can also visit the spring to pump their own water.
Pitchers of the water are placed on the bedside table at the cabins. On the website it says of the water, "The natural spring known as "Healing Spring" is purported to have healing abilities and rumored to have cured everything from poison ivy to rheumatism, indigestion to ulcers. Between 1889 and 1899, the distribution of the water from Healing Springs played an interesting part of Ashe County's history and development. Local tradition has held steadfast for over 100 years that the waters have curative powers." Visitors can also visit the spring to pump their own water.
Today, this getaway is more than just a mountain retreat, but potentially an opportunity for improved health and a chance to try a mountain elixir with proven benefits.
Would you venture here to try the ‘healing water?’ Have you tried it before?
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