Seider Spring - Travis County, TX, US - Natural Springs on Waymarking.com

From 1847 to 1865 Fort Austin and other army forts used water from the springs. Many US Army troops, including those under the command of General Custer and General Lee, camped at the springs

From 1871 to 1890, Seiders operated a pleasure resort and playground at the springs. Baths were cut out of the limestone slope, covered with bathhouses and filled from the springs. A special feature was an ambulance which ran daily to and from the Avenue Hotel in town.

Seiders’ Springs now trickle where they once gushed. Most of the area bordering Shoal Creek has long been developed, and most of the springs along Shoal Creek have been drained for decades.

Magnitude 7
Found while getting nearby Earthcache.

Public or Private Land?: Public Public Land Fees?: 0 Private Land access?: Not on private land

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