Glenn Springs, South Carolina

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The healing waters of the Glenn Springs were known around the country for over one hundred years. It was said that the waters would heal almost any illness. It is even said that the Indians came to the springs for its healing powers. In the late 1700's, the land around the springs was granted to a Henry Storey by the king. Even George Washington was said to have stopped there to try the waters on a trip to Georgia.

In 1825, John B. Glenn bought the land and opened an inn. The springs took its name from Mr. Glenn. His inn was so popular that in 1835 stock was sold to help build a large hotel on the land. The hotel was known for its elegance and comforts as well as its water. Small cabins and a bottling facility were also built around the inn. The bottles water was even kept in the cloak rooms of many congressmen until the 1940's when the hotel burned. Unfortunately, it was never rebuilt. At one point near the turn of the century, there was even a railroad that took patrons from Roebuck, then called Becka, to the inn.

Today, all that is left is a few ruins of the elegance that once graced southern Spartanburg County. The Calvary Episcopal Church, and the Zimmerman house are remnants of such elegance as they both demonstrate grace and style of that time period in their architecture.