Is it true that many of the hot springs in North America were originally Native American sacred sites?
Nearly all of our present-day hot springs were first discovered by native peoples, who believed them to be sacred places for healing and peace, open to all. The waters in Hot Springs, Arkansas, originally known as “The Valley of the Vapors” were considered sacred by the Tunicas people, while the Mohawks called Saratoga Springs “Medicine Springs of the Great Manitou”. The Iroquois, Shawnee and Tuscarora peoples often bathed and feasted together in what was later known as Bedford Springs in Pennsylvania. Q: How did they develop after that time? A: Many early American hot springs resorts were modeled after famous European spas. Some of the most popular included Saratoga Springs in New York, Poland Spring, Maine, Calistoga, California, French Lick, Indiana, and White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Most reached their heyday towards the end of the 19th century. Some of the Eastern spas were popular with presidents (both George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were avid hot springs enthusiast
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