Fuquay Mineral Spring is a historic mineral spring located at Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina. The spring was discovered in the 1850s, and, from 1900 to 1930, thousands of people visited the spring to drink the mineral water reputed to cure kidney and intestinal ailments. The spring is covered by a gazebo and reached by a small footbridge.[2]
Fuquay Mineral Spring | |
 Fuquay Mineral Springs Park, November 2009 | |
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| Location | NE corner of Main and W. Spring Sts., Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°34′48″N 78°48′3″W / 35.58000°N 78.80083°W |
| Area | 1.2 acres (0.49 ha) |
| Built | c. 1900 |
| NRHP reference No. | 86003457[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 4, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Michelle A. Francis (September 1986). "Fuquay Mineral Spring" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved June 1, 2015.