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*A natural spring near present day Kernwood Country Club that for years was used for drinking. It was located on Liberty Hill Avenue in the north Salem area. | *A natural spring near present day Kernwood Country Club that for years was used for drinking water by the locals. It was located on Liberty Hill Avenue in the north Salem area. | ||
*Cold Spring was so called as early as 1793. | *Cold Spring was so called as early as 1793. | ||
Revision as of 11:41, 15 August 2012
- A natural spring near present day Kernwood Country Club that for years was used for drinking water by the locals. It was located on Liberty Hill Avenue in the north Salem area.
- Cold Spring was so called as early as 1793.
- It was known as Goodale's spring as early 1658, because Robert Goodale owned it and lived in the field northeasterly of it at the time.
- According to the Visitor's Guide to Salem (1937 ed.) Liberty Hill had been a park and a favorite resort for many people on account of the "Cold Spring". These springs of pure cold water have been used for centuries.
See Also
- Vertical file in Salem Collection - North Salem
- History of Salem by Sidney Perley, vol. 1, p.8.
- Old Naumkeag C.H.Webber, p. 186-7
- Visitor's Guide to Salem 1937 ed. , p. 210
