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in his well water. Plegge and his neighbor C. H. Kelle built a bathhouse on his land; after the bathhouse burned in an 1892 fire, the current hotel and bathhouse were built. During the late 19th century, mineral spring resorts became popular due to their purported health benefits, and several new
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While most of Okawville's resorts declined after mineral springs fell out of favor, the Original Springs was still a prominent resort as late as 1930. Though the spa declined during the
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and the ensuing decades, it modernized in 1962 and remains open as a hotel and spa. It is now the only operational mineral spa remaining in Illinois.
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spas opened alongside the Original Springs in Okawville. The village became a significant resort destination for wealthy
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Original Springs Hotel and Bathhouse is located in Illinois
Original Springs Hotel and Bathhouse is located in the United States
Okawville, Illinois
38°26′03″N 89°32′55″W / 38.43417°N 89.54861°W / 38.43417; -89.54861
78001194
mineral spa
Okawville
Illinois
magnesium
sulfur
St. Louis
August Anheuser Busch, Sr.
Great Depression
National Register of Historic Places


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