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A Walking Tour of A Saratoga Springs, New York
A Walking Tour of A Saratoga Springs, New York
A Walking Tour of A Saratoga Springs, New York
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There is no better way to see America than on foot. And there is no better way to appreciate what you are looking at than with a walking tour. This walking tour of Saratoga Springs, New York from walkthetown.com is ready to explore when you are. Each walking tour describes historical, architectural landmarks, cultural sites and ecclesiastic touchstones and provides step-by-step directions.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherDoug Gelbert
Release dateNov 11, 2010
ISBN9781452380827
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    A Walking Tour of A Saratoga Springs, New York - Doug Gelbert

    A Walking Tour of Saratoga Springs, New York

    a walking tour in the Look Up, America series from walkthetown.com

    by Doug Gelbert

    published by Cruden Bay Books at Smashwords

    Copyright 2010 by Cruden Bay Books

    All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without permission in writing from the Publisher.

    Saratoga Springs - there are 17 of the mineral springs in the town - first came to the attention of European settlers in the 1770s. From the beginning those who arrived here cast an eye to catering to potential visitors to the waters rather than carving out farmland in the wilderness. The first permanent resident is considered to be Samuel Norton who was soon operating a crude log hotel near the High Rock Spring. As the area around this spring developed it would become known as the Upper Village.

    About a mile to the south the Congress Spring that would become the cornerstone of the village was discovered in 1792. Gideon Putnam, who had been in the area since 1789 making a living shipping wooden staves

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