Bethesda Spring
Text on front reads: "Bethesda Spring, Waukesha, Wis." Bethesda Spring is located inside an ornate pavilion surrounded by trees. The Terrace Hotel can be seen on the left and another building on the right. The word "Bethesda," seen on the left, is on the bank of a pond. In the foreground is the Fox River. Between 1868 and 1918, 60 mineral springs were located here. People would travel here to "enjoy the waters." |
Image ID: | 150772 |
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Creation Date: | 06 16 1909 |
Creator Name: | E.C. Kropp Co. |
City: | Waukesha |
County: | Waukesha |
State: | Wisconsin |
Collection Name: | Wisconsin postcard collection, circa 1860s?-circa 1990s |
Genre: | Postcard |
Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
Original Format Number: | PH 2744 |
Original Dimensions: | 5.5 x 3.5 inches |
Divided back. 1¢ stamp. #4879. Located in Bethesda Park, it is the location where Col. Richard Dunbar first took of the "miraculous" water and was healed, leading to a resort and tourist industry that forever changed the course of development in Waukesha. That era lasted until about 1915, when modern medicine had debunked the claims of the healing powers of the water and the personal automobile had led to changes in the way that Americans vacationed. Bethesda water continued to be bottled until the late 1990s. At Bethesda Park, a simple brick structure covers the still-flowing spring. The trees planted to line the carriage paths of Dunbar's park beautification plan remain as visual reminders of Bethesda's past. (Description taken from wisconsinstories.org/2002season/water/journey.cfm) See Image ID 37212 for the same image from the Place File. |
Decoration and ornament |
Buildings |
Pavilions |
Trees |
Lawns |
Cities and towns |
Sidewalks |
Outdoor photography |
Resorts |
Ponds |
Rivers |
Shorelines |
Springs |
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Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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