Valhermoso Springs - Morgan County, AL
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N 34° 30.420 W 086° 40.627
16S E 529639 N 3818420
Marker describing springs and former spa & hotel. The outlaw Jesse James is said to have visited here.
Waymark Code: WMC02Y
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2011
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text of marker:
"Valhermoso Springs
"Vale of Beauty"
The restorative qualities of the mineral springs here
attracted settlement in the early 1800s. Variously
known as Chunn Springs (after Lancelot Chunn) and
Manning Springs (after Robert Manning), the spot was
named for early developers of the resort where a hotel
and surrounding cabins were erected between 1816 and
1823. By 1834, when the first post office was estab-
lished, it was called White Sulphur Springs.
Jean Joseph Giers acquired the hotel and surround-
ing property in 1856, renaming it "Valhermoso
Springs." Into the 20th century, travelers from all
over the world came to the hotel and springs seeking
relief from rheumatism, insomnia, consumption, and
ailments of the skin, kidneys, stomach, and liver. The
hotel closed in the 1920s and was destroyed by
tornado in 1950.
Alabama Historical Association 2000"
Text of granite marker 1:
Valhermoso Springs Resort
Some of the famous and infamous people reported to have visited the resort are President Zachary Taylor, Vice President Wm. R. King from Alabama Governor Thomas Bibb 2nd Ala. Gov. Governor Ruben Chapman and the Outlaw Jesse James For more information visit the Morgan Co Archives in Decatur Alabama
Text of granite marker 2:
Valhermoso Springs Resort
This once famous health resort was located across the highway approximately 30 yards north of the bridge down the creek from the bridge approximately 400 yards at the bottom of the gorge the rocks are so arranged as to form a natural swimming pool near the pool are seven springs in a small circular arrangement each containing different mineral waters
Marker Name: Valhermoso Springs "Vale of Beauty"
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Two granite markers are placed at ground level, see gallery. Markers are placed at a pull off on a rural highway.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2000
Marker Number: Not listed
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