Site of Alden's Black Water Mineral Baths
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A New York historical marker located outside St. Aidan's Episcopal Church in Alden, NY.
Waymark Code: WM4XX1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 10/11/2008
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In 1891, black mineral water was found while drilling for gas. Medicinal value as "nature's remedy for rheumatism", in 1903, became world famous. The "original baths", a frame bath house, opened November 1904.
Marker Name: Site of Alden's Black Water Mineral Baths
Marker Type: Roadside
Agency: Erie County Sesquicentennial Committee
Dedication Date: -9223372036854775808
City/Town/Village Name: Alden
County: Erie
Region: Niagara Frontier (Region 2)
Website: [Web Link]
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