Glen’s Falls in The Apostrophe Era — Competing with Spa City

This is the latest in an occasional series of posts based on local 19th century news reports before Glen’s Falls dropped the apostrophe from its name.

Tastes awful, more healthy — and more tourism

That could be the slogan if Queensbury Supervisor John Strough is able to find the historic “medicated spring” rumored in 1865 to have holistic powers.

Just think of the regional collaboration potential if the spring turns out to be on Glens Falls water shed property.

“An enthusiastic seeker of after mysteries has discovered what he claims to be a medicated, or sulfur, spring within three miles of this village,” The Glen’s Falls Republican reported on Aug. 8, 1865. “A specimen of the water reminded us strongly of the concentrated essence of addeled eggs. It is destined to be a large thing, of course. Glen’s Falls Spa sounds aristocratic, doesn’t it?”

In other beverage news in the Aug. 8, 1865 issue, The Glen’s Falls Republican reported:

“Not content with ‘resolving’ upon the subject of spirituous liquors, the temperance convention at Saratoga last week went a little deeper than usual and inaugurated a war against condiments of almost every kind. One gentleman wanted pepper, mustard and vinegar abolished.”

Click here to read the most recent previous post in the series.