Valhermoso Springs

Valhermoso Springs (HMOVC)

Location: Laceys Spring, AL 35754 Morgan County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 30.4', W 86° 40.617'

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"Vale of Beauty"

The restorative qualities of the mineral springs here attracted settlement in the early 1800s. Variously known as Chunn Springs (after Lancelot Chunn) and Manning Springs (after Robert Manning), the spot was named for early developers of the resort where a hotel and surrounding cabins were erected between 1818 and 1823. By 1834, when the first post office was established, it was called White Sulphur Springs.

Jean Joseph Giers acquired the hotel and surrounding property in 1856, renaming it "Valhermoso Springs." Into the 20th century, travelers from all over the world came to the hotel and springs seeking relief from rheumatism, insomnia, consumption, and ailments of the skin, kidneys, stomach, and liver. The hotel closed in the 1920s and was destroyed by tornado in 1950.
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HM NumberHMOVC
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Year Placed2000
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Monday, September 15th, 2014 at 8:26am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 529654 N 3818383
Decimal Degrees34.50666667, -86.67695000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 30.4', W 86° 40.617'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 30' 24.00" N, 86° 40' 37.02" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 31 V S Cemetary Rd, Laceys Spring AL 35754, US
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