As per advertisement for this place: "Radium Springs Garden is one of Georgia’s Seven Natural Wonders. Radium Springs Garden pumps 70,000 gallons of clear, 68-degree water per minute from an underground cave. You can walk through a courtyard where the former Radium Springs Casino once stood, enjoy foliage-draped hillocks, crystal clear waters and flora both indigenous and exotic. Also, the park features a restored terrace, new sidewalks, a casino garden and gazebos."
However, the two RV Gypsies did not find the water to be very clear, not the place to be all that interesting. There was only one flower blooming in the garden area. Not worth the hour it took the two RV Gypsies to drive there, even though it was free admission. |
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"Located on the east side of the Flint River in Albany, the spring is now preserved as an
ecological and environmental park. Although
swimming is no longer allowed in the spring,
it served that purpose for many years and
once was one of Georgia's most popular
resort areas. Radium Springs was well known to both
prehistoric and later Creek Indians, who lived
and hunted in the surrounding area while
fishing in the crystal clear water. The men of
Hernando de Soto's expedition mentioned
passing a similar South Georgia spring in
1540 and other early accounts described
how Indians paddled their canoes on such
waters. By the time English settlers arrived in South
Carolina and Georgia, the area around
Albany was controlled by the Lower Creeks
and early accounts mention the magnificent
spring.
Explorers and later settlers marveled
at the depth, constant 68 degree temperature
and clarity of the water. Large fish could be
seen swimming far below the surface and a
large population of wild animals lived in the
area around the spring."
This was not what the two RV Gypsies saw when they were there.
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"A popular swimming hole and fishing spot
for generations, the spring was initially
known as Blue Springs, so
named because it appears deep and
marvelously blue in color and are major sources
of the Flint River."
But it didn't look very blue or clear to the two RV Gypsies. See the photos below. |
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Below: How it looked when the two RV Gypsies were here (on left) - and how it used to look (photo on the right, below). |
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The signs were interesting though. |
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