Some People Drive For Hours Just To Drink From God's Acre Healing Springs In South Carolina
By Robin Jarvis|Published October 06, 2019
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Robin Jarvis began writing for OnlyInYourState.com in 2015 and quickly advanced to a Senior Editor role. She's currently the Brand Manager and has a Bachelor's degree from West Virginia University in Journalism with a minor in Marketing. Her career history includes long running appearances on radio and television. She also has served as publisher of Shades of Green Magazine and Design Lead on several print publications. Her love for travel has taken her to many parts of the world. She's lived in the Carolinas for more than three decades and currently resides in Charleston, SC. When she's not working, she loves playing guitar, painting, traveling, and spending time with family.
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South Carolina has a number of natural wonders that are worthy of repeat visits – including a roadside spring that inspires folks to show up with a bevy of empty containers so they can tote home some magical healing water. Here’s what you need to know about God’s Acre Healing Springs:
God's Acre is located approximately three miles north of Blackville, a small town in Barnwell County.
The history of the springs includes its legendary use by Native Americans who traded them to Nathaniel Walker for corn (the year is unknown). From there, the property on which the springs sit changed hands several times before being acquired by L.P. Boylston.
Boylston gave the property to God when he died. He was so adamant that the springs not fall into the wrong hands and be misused in any way, that, upon his death in 1944, he willed them to God Almighty. It was a clever effort to go to his grave knowing the public would continue to have access to the healing properties in the water for eternity.
People drive from all over, including other nearby states, to experience the healing properties believed to be associated with God's Acre Healing Springs.
God’s Acre Healing Springs is open 24 hours a day. No facilities are available on site. As a mere point of reference, it’s located 59 miles southwest of Columbia, 88 miles northwest of Beaufort, and 48 miles east of North Augusta.
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