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Wootan Wells

Bremond, Robertson County

Marker Text

Famous early health spa and resort. First well was dug 1878 by landowner Francis Wootan. Water tasted good, but turned dishes yellow and clothes red. Even so, it seemed to possess amazing curative properties. Wootan soon built a hotel and in 1879 a resort town made its debut. He formed promotion company with T. W. Wade and more hotels, a bottling works, dance pavilion, and school sprang up. Leading socialites came for miles to "take the waters." Disaster struck in 1915 when fire swept the town. In 1921 the last buildings also burned.

Marker Details

Address
Location Description SH 6 and FM 1373, 2.5 mi. west of Bremond
Marker # 10958
Dedicated 1969
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code water topics
Latitude, Longitude 31.140314, -96.722938

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