Marble Springs - Ocean Springs, MS
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member hoteltwo
N 30° 25.045 W 088° 49.564
16R E 324607 N 3366455
Marker is on Iberville Drive east of Ames Avenue notes the former mineral springs used by local Indians for its medicinal purposes.
Waymark Code: WMVBMB
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member jdwms_1950
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Site probably used by Indians. Was most popular for medicinal properties from 1850s until 1920. Also known as 'Mineral Springs' and the best known nationally of Mississippi's many mineral spring resorts.
Date Installed:: 1987

Organization that placed the object:: the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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