Ruins of Old Spring Resort Discovered In Woods Of Georgia

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  • Amazing old spring resort ruins in the woods of Georgia... Documenting lost Georgia history...
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  • @AdventuresIntoHistory
    @AdventuresIntoHistory  Před 3 lety +58

    What is amazing is how all of these grand places used to exist and have slowly faded away... It is amazing the history that has happened down the backroads of Georgia, so often forgotten to time...
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    • @terryanderson5947
      @terryanderson5947 Před 3 lety +5

      My ancestors are the Creek Indians and they was in that area about that time

    • @smokeatinfatkid19
      @smokeatinfatkid19 Před 3 lety +2

      Hello Robert and fellow adventurers! I really enjoy your channels. It’s so awesome how you unearth history everywhere you tread. I found this adventure particularly interesting and stumbled upon this website:
      epd.georgia.gov/sites/epd.georgia.gov/files/related_files/site_page/B-20.pdf
      Perhaps you can locate which spring it is and be able to narrow it down. From one adventurer to another, stay safe!

    • @fatherandsonsfamilyfarm
      @fatherandsonsfamilyfarm Před 3 lety +2

      Man! Robert, this is awesome!! ... My son and I travel from Alabama to Pine Mountain and Warm Springs Ga. every year, is this located in Warm Springs?

    • @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage
      @DramaMustRemainOnTheStage Před 3 lety

      WOW Robert. Amazing

    • @lindadaniel9416
      @lindadaniel9416 Před 3 lety

      Is Cody ROBERT # 1'S SON.

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 Před 3 lety +51

    You fellas get about as close to getting those old walls to talk as anybody could. Sure hope you can find an old photo and then refresh this visit for us...

  • @shellystine2989
    @shellystine2989 Před 3 lety +37

    The older Robert reminds me of a wise old owl. 🙂🦉

  • @lorid6544
    @lorid6544 Před 3 lety +31

    Robert (the other one) could find a needle in a haystack! He is so observant! Wow-the roof & the spring house!

  • @pammienakh
    @pammienakh Před 3 lety +35

    I very much appreciate Robert Sr’s technical and background commentary. Adds a lot to the vids.

  • @whiterabbit-wo7hw
    @whiterabbit-wo7hw Před 3 lety +22

    That's one of those places where you close your eyes and just listen. Sometimes your imagination will kick in and you could swear that you could hear voices and the sounds from back then.
    Great job Robert.

    • @actionfaction2558
      @actionfaction2558 Před rokem

      That’s how I found one of the springs on my property. I was sitting in a chair smokin in the dark, and I could hear water running. Went to find the source of the noise, and it ended up being a spring.

  • @lalablack6038
    @lalablack6038 Před 3 lety +21

    I love hearing y'all walking on the leaves.

  • @luanncunningham2318
    @luanncunningham2318 Před 3 lety +4

    When I was in the 8th grade, late 1960s, we studied Georgia History and I sure don't think any of this was in those history books. Thank you Robert for documenting this fascinating history of Georgia. Keep up the good work because I know that many people like me enjoy watching and learning about our state.

  • @marygarner5249
    @marygarner5249 Před 3 lety +26

    ABSOLUTELY LOVE YOUR VIDEOS it's so nice of you to take us all along thank you it means a lot to me Hi both ROBERT'S

  • @lindabishop-surbeck2575
    @lindabishop-surbeck2575 Před 3 lety +20

    What an amazing find! That tin roof was beautiful.

  • @davidcarroll1883
    @davidcarroll1883 Před 3 lety +54

    What a rare find. There must be some pictures somewhere of that place when it was functional. Maybe a library or newspaper in that area. Ask Robert if he can dig up anything about it. That would be interesting.

    • @susieq2cute
      @susieq2cute Před 3 lety +1

      @@hartsongjoy Thank you so much for this information and article. I’m a Georgian and find this so very interesting.

    • @ebmayes
      @ebmayes Před 3 lety +3

      The Georgia Archives Virtual Vault has several postcards of this famous "watering hole" in its collection online.

  • @bubblesangel555
    @bubblesangel555 Před 3 lety +21

    I love it when the two Robert's are together, where is that crazy bike rider today?

  • @maryh1421
    @maryh1421 Před 3 lety +15

    When I was little, Orange Crush was my favorite drink. For whatever reason, it was discontinued. You can buy it now at Cracker Barrel stores but its not the same. That old bottle is one of the originals. It looked so familiar. I still miss them. Great find. Great video!

  • @jerrylacey9520
    @jerrylacey9520 Před 3 lety +5

    Watching this reminded me of a family reunion 60+ years ago. It was at a resort built in the late 1800's or early 1900's. It had a hotel, swimming pool fed by the springs, picnic shelters, and a hall with a duck pin bowling alley. According to the records it closed in 1975. I have driven by the site in recent years and it is so grown up that nothing is visible from the road. It had seven springs with each having a different type of water. I would encourage you to do a google search on Clairmont Springs Hotel in Alabama. Check out the history and ten other old resort hotels that have burned over the years. I live near the site of the Valhermosa Resort and was not aware of its history until I was checking this out. Keep up the adventures.

  • @butterflylady8875
    @butterflylady8875 Před 3 lety +28

    I find it fascinating that people back in the late 1800s went to resorts… that’s pretty cool

    • @tashasmith6179
      @tashasmith6179 Před 3 lety +1

      Same here.

    • @JamesAllmond
      @JamesAllmond Před 3 lety +2

      Thomasville was the end of the rail line. At one time, it was where the rich folks wintered, before the railroad went to Florida. Lot's of history that has nothing to do with the civil war all over the state.

  • @lalablack6038
    @lalablack6038 Před 3 lety +50

    Older Robert should bottle some of the water to soak his ankle in.

  • @lucilleharris2864
    @lucilleharris2864 Před 3 lety +36

    I was born and raised in Georgia and didn’t realize that there is so much history

    • @jamiecampbell3068
      @jamiecampbell3068 Před 3 lety +2

      1732 .. the King of England signed the decree to create the Royal Colony of Georgia. A buffer between Spain's Florida & South Carolina. Yep .. there's history in Georgia .. ... that's for certain. 😁

    • @lucilleharris2864
      @lucilleharris2864 Před 3 lety +1

      I was born and raised in a little town called Harlem Georgia. I love and miss it so much even though I still come home once a year. We learned a lot of things in school but nothing like this. So interesting

    • @SarV1
      @SarV1 Před 2 lety +1

      TONS of hsitory.. every little town, even the ones that don't exist anymore, have a history

    • @valeriegarrity5773
      @valeriegarrity5773 Před rokem

      ​@@lucilleharris2864 Oliver Hardy's birthplace 😊

    • @lucilleharris2864
      @lucilleharris2864 Před rokem +1

      Yes , most definitely Oliver Hardy was born in my hometown of Harlem Georgia. I am now living in Pennsylvania and miss my hometown. I go back twice a year but still miss it . Someone told me once that Harlem Georgia is the place where they roll up the streets at night and I replied but the Southern Hospitality is still out there . Love my home state and Georgia is always on my mind

  • @helenwedekind6966
    @helenwedekind6966 Před 3 lety +14

    Do you ever find old photographs of these places showing how the looked in the day? That would be extra special. Enjoyed this one a lot.

  • @christihiatt3459
    @christihiatt3459 Před 3 lety +12

    Still a tranquil, healing, and invigorating spot, as R and demo

  • @atldon
    @atldon Před 3 lety +14

    It's amazing that so much forgotten stuff is around west central Ga/ east central Al

  • @janettporter6795
    @janettporter6795 Před 3 lety +17

    Well it certainly was built to last. It's a shame that people just walk off and leave things like that. I would imagine it was a beautiful place. I loved the roof.
    Love the adventure. There are times when I see a beautiful old home or a place like that I wish I had the money to bring back the history of them.
    Thank you and God bless 💖

    • @cdd4248
      @cdd4248 Před 2 lety

      I think that all the time too...

  • @davidperry970
    @davidperry970 Před 3 lety +25

    There's a town in Virginia mountains called White Sulfur Springs, same kind of thing. Franklin Roosevelt would visit for it's healing power or so they thought.

    • @melvawages7143
      @melvawages7143 Před 3 lety +2

      He did that in Warm Springs Georgia too. He actually died there not long after being reelected for a 4th term in the WH. the two Roberts' buddy who does local history pieces on youtube ( I forget his name but you were with him a couple months back in a grave yard in Columbus and he had a son near Cody's age.) has a youtube video of the Little White House in Warm Springs.

    • @johngoodwin6379
      @johngoodwin6379 Před 3 lety

      @@melvawages7143 w

  • @emmadalrymple4102
    @emmadalrymple4102 Před 3 lety +9

    Would love to have seen photos of this back in it's prime. What a cool discovery!

    • @orbs1062
      @orbs1062 Před 2 lety +2

      Look up Lithia Springs, Georgia.
      I grew up there.
      The resort was beautiful in its day.

  • @SIPGirl1
    @SIPGirl1 Před 3 lety +11

    There’s another sulfur water spring that is still active near Jackson, GA. People will bring containers to fill up. It’s inside Indian Springs Park.

  • @karencaddle7288
    @karencaddle7288 Před 3 lety +8

    Love the Orange Crush bottle. I didn’t realize it had been bottled that far back!

  • @tacocin
    @tacocin Před 3 lety +9

    Pretty cool! Imagine years ago when that place was full of people.

  • @ohioyodertoter6827
    @ohioyodertoter6827 Před 3 lety +20

    that roof peak should be restored and repurposed

  • @jeniw8586
    @jeniw8586 Před 3 lety +11

    Really fun explore. Great find on the old bottle.

  • @jshadows4118
    @jshadows4118 Před 3 lety +11

    Very cool! Glad to see you're taking a break from the byrd farm and going on adventures :)

  • @HeyLisaKay
    @HeyLisaKay Před 3 lety +9

    I absolutely love this! Imagine this place when it was up and running & all the people that went there. So cool!

  • @KThom429
    @KThom429 Před 3 lety +2

    Warm Springs is where FDR would come to 'partake of the waters'. Could be he frequented that resort at some time since it is so near. The warmth of the sulfur water was thought to help the body with infirmities and ailments. Always love seeing and hearing some good Georgia history. Soon it will be gone or no one will care to know the history. Thanks for showing us.

  • @trishthehomesteader9873
    @trishthehomesteader9873 Před 3 lety +8

    There were destination resorts resorts back then. Most were health related. That's how the Kellogg's company started. Other resorts were for country leisure time; site seeing, skiing and such. They really had their hayday about that time.
    Facinating and sad at the same time. I can almost picture the ladies and gents in their swimming garb. 🙂
    Thank you Robert & Robert for sharing the unique experience.💜

  • @psleep4255
    @psleep4255 Před 3 lety +4

    If I could only be an elf on the shelf to go with you guys. This was awesome!!!! Thank you for bringing history alive. 👏🏻🤗❤️✨

  • @annaleefinch7266
    @annaleefinch7266 Před 3 lety +4

    Than you for sharing your adventures with us

  • @saptarshichakraborty7172
    @saptarshichakraborty7172 Před 3 lety +20

    hope you come to India ! i guess there are lots of relics of the colonial British army as well as the Mughals

  • @teresawelborn1360
    @teresawelborn1360 Před 3 lety +1

    I'm loving this old place. Please keep Robert with you as he has a good eye for things. You two are like brothers. Love the old art deco bottle. People file down the necks if broken and make nice daisy vases or just to look at. Just awesome!!!

  • @lkbranniff3298
    @lkbranniff3298 Před 3 lety +9

    What amazing old stonework. Do you think anything could be done to bring this back to some sort of usefulness? Thanks Robert and Robert.

    • @cdd4248
      @cdd4248 Před 2 lety

      I think equal parts money and motivation would bring it back to life!

  • @skyhigh6
    @skyhigh6 Před 3 lety +19

    Robert, I live in a resort city that became a city because of the springs. Eventually the springs became a National Park. We have 47 springs with a water temperature of 143F.
    If you are in your local grocery store you'll see water from some of our cold water springs. Mountain Valley Mineral Water. If you ever vist Arkansas give me a call and I'll give you a tour.

    • @AdventuresIntoHistory
      @AdventuresIntoHistory  Před 3 lety +5

      That’s awesome

    • @wendymacmullen6480
      @wendymacmullen6480 Před 3 lety +1

      We are going to be in AK Christmas week. Can you give me some ideas of non touristy things to do,?

    • @pigoff123
      @pigoff123 Před 3 lety +3

      I have been to hot springs an Heber Springs several times

    • @shewill8618
      @shewill8618 Před 3 lety +1

      Hot Springs, Arkansas. Great place to take a healthy vacay. Camp or stay at the Arlington Hotel. Hike the town easily with much to see. Walk to the bath houses and soak in the hot spring water and a fountain to fill your water bottles. Just right behind the row of baths, there is an immediate entrance to hiking with hours plus of entertaining, tranquil trails. Everything walkable. You choose how moderate or intense. Bucket list location for sure!

    • @wendymacmullen6480
      @wendymacmullen6480 Před 3 lety

      @@shewill8618 Great suggestions. I can hardly wait. Thank you so much!!

  • @Wistful77
    @Wistful77 Před 3 lety +5

    Fantastic. Glad I watched.

  • @orsonboggs7753
    @orsonboggs7753 Před 3 lety +2

    11:45 this marker with white sulphur springs on it gives the impression that this water may not only be good for you physically but also spiritually :D

  • @ellendawson9584
    @ellendawson9584 Před 3 lety +32

    I would SO be taking my metal detector if I was going there!

    • @cdd4248
      @cdd4248 Před 2 lety

      I don't even have a metal detector and I thought the same thing!

    • @bethbartlett5692
      @bethbartlett5692 Před 2 lety

      Me too! I'd buy one if necessary for these explorations.

  • @kathygaber3801
    @kathygaber3801 Před 3 lety +6

    Very elaborate for the day, nice find!

  • @tashasmith6179
    @tashasmith6179 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful. I love to hear "this is my only shirt" Robert talk about things from the past and his thoughts of way back then.
    Everyone keeps mentioning all different springs but hey, what about Radium Springs in South Georgia and Cave Springs in North Georgia. They are not abandoned or forgotten however they are beautiful and filled with history ❤️

  • @frankcasey7423
    @frankcasey7423 Před 3 lety +9

    Hey where’s Cody been? Haven’t seen or heard anything about him much lately? Hopefully he’ll be back with y’all soon, take care now!

  • @greywindLOSP
    @greywindLOSP Před 3 lety +1

    One of the best videos I've seen on CZcams in a long while......ATB

  • @sandraplonka5225
    @sandraplonka5225 Před 3 lety +6

    Wow, this was awesome. Thank you both.

  • @pats9055
    @pats9055 Před 2 měsíci

    This was a nice walk in the woods. Absolutely loved seeing the old spring resort!

  • @blessedspecialonesmom6923

    Would love to have been alive back in those days!! I always have felt I was born in wrong time era!! Just love history! If those stones could tell the story of those days I would so sit and listen to those story's!! There is a sulfur springs in blount county Alabama it has a very neat history to that area and bangor cave it was once a nite club in the 30's

    • @davetruther31
      @davetruther31 Před 3 lety +1

      I'm with you on that, I wish I was around during those times too. GOD bless🙏

    • @MistyinTexas
      @MistyinTexas Před 3 lety

      And me too!!

    • @1Grandma62
      @1Grandma62 Před 3 lety

      Oh yeah me too

  • @jdscoco
    @jdscoco Před 3 lety +2

    Crazy how these places have little traces in history! Good find.

  • @thepubliceye
    @thepubliceye Před 3 lety +31

    Warm Springs Georga is where President Roosevelt would visit. Edit now I think that was White Sulpher Springs and Callaway Gardens.

    • @Whocares.........
      @Whocares......... Před 3 lety +2

      First thing I thought of! So Robert where the water?

    • @foxywolf1777
      @foxywolf1777 Před 3 lety +8

      The Little White House is in Warm Springs, where Roosevelt was treated for polio, and remains a rehab facility to this day. I worked at the hospital there 🐾🐾🦊🐺

  • @lydafrazier7764
    @lydafrazier7764 Před 3 lety +4

    Just a beautiful place ❤️ I love it.

  • @williamkeith8944
    @williamkeith8944 Před 3 lety +2

    Google "White Sulphur Springs, Georgia" and lots of stories pop up. This resort was busy 1880 to 1930. Owner was heavily into the stock market and the market crash in 1929 broke him. Resort closed and the hotel there burned down in 1934. Lots of pictures with easy searching. It was quite a fancy health spa.

  • @doughutcherson9777
    @doughutcherson9777 Před 3 lety +11

    My son took me there last year, hope yall stopped in Pine Mt and had a BBQ sandwich. Not far from there is where all the body was found, from the movie Murder in Coweta County .

  • @dianacreamer9761
    @dianacreamer9761 Před 3 lety +3

    You guys sure do get around!! Fascinating stuff.

  • @yarnhappykim9294
    @yarnhappykim9294 Před 3 lety +2

    Wow that's place is amazing and awesome and the history , lot of people thought the water healed everything back then , thank you so much for sharing and God bless you and your family and friends and please be safe out there

  • @jonathanlacrosse7688
    @jonathanlacrosse7688 Před 3 lety +4

    Wow! This is wonderful, thanks so much for sharing.

  • @waynewatkins8619
    @waynewatkins8619 Před 3 lety +4

    Really enjoyed this one , keep up the explorations !

  • @davegoodridge8352
    @davegoodridge8352 Před 3 lety +6

    Labor was so much cheaper back in the day. And also regulations were much less. And they knew how to make a Ram pump

  • @lindamccaughey6669
    @lindamccaughey6669 Před 3 lety

    Thanks Robert that was fantastic. Just loved that stonework. What a fantastic find. Loved it and thanks for taking me along. Please stay safe and take care

  • @jenimbusy6765
    @jenimbusy6765 Před 3 lety

    That spire..... OMG❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️. I AM IN LOVE😍🥰

  • @granddad-mv5ef
    @granddad-mv5ef Před 3 lety

    Not from Georgia, but moved here a few months ago. And strangely enough, I pass by a ruin on my way to the state game lands that reminds me of this place. Well done, Roberts! (both of you)

  • @suzieq1218
    @suzieq1218 Před 3 lety +2

    Loved this find! Keep exploring!

  • @barbie5697
    @barbie5697 Před 3 lety

    My new favorite channel! I’ve been binge watching your adventures. Wish I could tag along... y’all are my kind of people! Love from southern Ohio 💕

  • @johnkelsey2482
    @johnkelsey2482 Před 3 lety

    Excellent....Thanks....

  • @pamelapurcell187
    @pamelapurcell187 Před 3 lety

    That was so fun. Interesting!!

  • @LifeMostSouthern
    @LifeMostSouthern Před 3 lety +1

    So so cool!

  • @jackiebeltram6381
    @jackiebeltram6381 Před 3 lety

    Very Awesome

  • @grandsonjackson-paypachasi7403

    4:44 i was about to get so mad, was thinking to myself “this is creek territory, who else would he give it to”. Dope... history.

    • @denise413
      @denise413 Před 3 lety +1

      The Native Americans are smart.

    • @grandsonjackson-paypachasi7403
      @grandsonjackson-paypachasi7403 Před 3 lety +1

      @@denise413 it’s not “native”. they are indians. the plains moguls are the natives. The south has a totally different history from them. Their lineages don’t come from the south.

    • @denise413
      @denise413 Před 3 lety

      @@grandsonjackson-paypachasi7403 You have your history, your beliefs. As I have been taught from my bloodline from many thousands of centuries ago. Having difference of options is fine. May you have a good life.

    • @grandsonjackson-paypachasi7403
      @grandsonjackson-paypachasi7403 Před 3 lety

      @@denise413 you don’t know me from a can of paint. I know my history and my bloodlines.....with an s, with paperwork. My bloodlines are my history. Not folklore. So yeah try that with someone else sir/mam.

  • @kathym5307
    @kathym5307 Před 3 lety

    Wonderful history!

  • @cicikids3035
    @cicikids3035 Před 3 lety

    I love this...great history.

  • @timothyhopkins6960
    @timothyhopkins6960 Před 3 lety +1

    Very fascinating.

  • @bettyprussia9777
    @bettyprussia9777 Před 3 lety

    Awesome find!

  • @colleencrane4843
    @colleencrane4843 Před 3 lety

    This is so incredible!😀👍💖,loved it!

  • @annebell7274
    @annebell7274 Před 3 lety

    WoW that was fascinating. I so enjoyed it. I hope there's more like that. 👍👍👍🌿🍒🌿

  • @brendakrieger7000
    @brendakrieger7000 Před 3 lety

    Really lovely ruins! Thank you both for sharing it💙💜

  • @Mari-B
    @Mari-B Před 3 lety

    Awesome bit of Georgia history 👏🙂

  • @cynthiaperrier5987
    @cynthiaperrier5987 Před 3 lety +1

    You guys are amazing for what you do

  • @ianthomas7863
    @ianthomas7863 Před 3 lety

    I enjoy listening, to older Robert. Interesting stuff.

  • @karenshepler7128
    @karenshepler7128 Před 3 lety

    Nice find loved it

  • @jasoncoleman531
    @jasoncoleman531 Před 2 lety

    Love seeing old places like that keep them coming

  • @patmccamy4126
    @patmccamy4126 Před 3 lety

    Very interesting subject!! Thanks for sharing! Pat

  • @carolb29
    @carolb29 Před 3 lety +2

    I googled images of it...was a beautiful place in it's day!

  • @907nvl
    @907nvl Před 2 lety

    One of your best videos. Thanks 👍

  • @joshuacooper4329
    @joshuacooper4329 Před 3 lety +2

    Why are there so many graveyards abandoned and forgotten in Georgia,it's heart breaking to see them not loved for

    • @bethbartlett5692
      @bethbartlett5692 Před 2 lety

      It's in the more rural areas of all these Southern states, particularly around Churches and old Plantation and Farms with a History of generations. All the 19th Century Rural Areas use to have on property family Cemeteries.
      Then the families rather fade away or the children move to the cities, like Atlanta, Birmingham., or Memphis.
      It's sad, I know some farmers clear the trees, stones, add dirt and level, and plant over them. No, really.

  • @MJCain-ye1uo
    @MJCain-ye1uo Před 3 lety

    This is flipping aaaamazing!!!

  • @kend3900
    @kend3900 Před 3 lety

    Excellent

  • @rosalinegibbons6592
    @rosalinegibbons6592 Před 3 lety

    That’s so awesome!

  • @WhispersFromTheDark
    @WhispersFromTheDark Před 3 lety

    Wow, that was amazing! I really loved the old pillars and the fallen roof. Thanks for showing us this incredible place.

  • @raynonabohrer5624
    @raynonabohrer5624 Před 3 lety +1

    Great video, Great history
    Thank you the two Roberts and Cody. God bless you all.

  • @lindsaymacpherson8782
    @lindsaymacpherson8782 Před 3 lety +1

    What an amazing find wasn't something i thought you would find out there Great bit of history Thankyou

  • @aidamartin2402
    @aidamartin2402 Před 3 lety

    Really interesting thanks guys!

  • @dewey4533
    @dewey4533 Před 3 lety

    You bring peace to my soul. Thank you.

  • @pawprintlove0344
    @pawprintlove0344 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome video!

  • @user-mr4hc8vo3y
    @user-mr4hc8vo3y Před 4 měsíci

    Amazing what you discover and uncover
    Thank You

  • @kimbrundige6320
    @kimbrundige6320 Před 3 lety

    Great find guys.

  • @OnTheRiver66
    @OnTheRiver66 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for this video. I never knew about this place.

  • @Thunder-yl9zl
    @Thunder-yl9zl Před 3 lety

    AWESOME

  • @michelleg4346
    @michelleg4346 Před 3 lety

    Thanks!

  • @steveclark4291
    @steveclark4291 Před 3 lety

    Thank you for sharing this with me ! Take care , stay safe and healthy with whatever you guys maybe doing next ! Doing well here in Kansas .

  • @sandyrector3853
    @sandyrector3853 Před 3 lety

    what an amazing find...you guys are the best...so much fun and so knowledgeable...keep up the wonderful videos!...