First Medical Center - Siloam Springs, AR
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YoSam.
N 36° 10.973 W 094° 32.435
15S E 361466 N 4005332
This spring, one of 8 that feed the Creek, is said to have small amount of arsenic - long believed to have healing powers.
Waymark Code: WMN786
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 01/10/2015
Views: 2
County of first: Benton County
Location of first: Twi Springs Park, Siloam Springs
Marker text:
INDIAN HEALING SPRINGS
FIRST MEDICAL CENTER
1800's"The town was founded in 1882 and was characterized by the purported healing powers of the spring water feeding Sager Creek and trading with nearby Native American tribes.
"Osage Indians were the known first inhabitants of the area. Siloam Springs' first white settlers were of German and Scots-Irish origin. Simon Sager is considered the founder of the town, then known as Hico." ~ Wikipedia
"Siloam Springs is on the western edge of Benton County in what could be called the “bootheel” of the county. “Siloam” refers to the healing waters of the Pool of Siloam in the New Testament (John 9:6), and health seekers were once important to the local economy.
“Hico” is a Cherokee word meaning “clear water” or “sparkling water,” referring to the springs flowing into Sager Creek." ~ Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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