Pocahontas Springs

 

Pocahontas County, West Virginia: This area is described as a land of "springs and fountains"

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Minnehaha Springs: These springs emerge through the Marcellus Shale, with a flow of 1,500,000 gallons per 24 hours at 72 degrees Fahrenheit

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Reece Prichard Spring: An artesian spring located near Dunmore, with waters containing calcium, magnesium, and sulphur

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Lockridge Spring: Located near Driscol, and contains silicic acid, soda, magnesia, bromine, iodine, and carbonic acid, making it good for bathing and drinking to relieve rheumatism, gout, dyspepsia, dropsical conditions, calculus, and renal issues

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Curry Meadow Springs: Located at Huntersville. It is said that use of the water improved the health of James E. A. Gibbs

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Peter McCarty group of springs: Located at the head of Brown's Creek

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Pritchard and Price Springs: Located at Dunmore

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Spring-House spring: Located near the head of Clover Creek

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Moore Blue Sulphur spring, Kerr magnesia spring, and chalybeate water: These are found within a mile of Dunmore

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Warwick sulphur, Duffield chalybeate, Duncan's chalybeate, and Smith's magnesia: These are located near Edray

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Clover Lick Salt Spring, Moore's magnesia Spring, and Moore's alum spring: These are located near Marlinton

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Purple sulphur spring: A spring that wells up from the same rock with a freshwater spring on Laurel Run

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Other Springs: Many other springs are located at the base of the Greenbrier Limestone, with the McLaughlin, Drennin, Big, Sharp, Cave, and Blue Springs being the most important

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