Radium Springs, Georgia
Radium Springs is an
Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
Radium Springs is best known as the location of one of the "
Flint River.[1]
There is also an extensive underwater cavern system.
The water contains trace amounts of radium, and the water temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) year-round.
Prior to the discovery of radium in the water in 1925, the site was known as "Blue Springs".
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A casino was built overlooking the springs in the 1920s, and Radium Springs was a popular spa and resort. Northerners traveling by train to spend winter in Florida often stopped to swim in the springs, which were thought at the time to be healthful because of the radium content.[2] The casino was severely damaged when the river flooded in 1998 and again in 1999 and was demolished in 2003.
See also
References
- ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
- ISBN 9781435850729.
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