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 Photo of the Month

March 2002

Object ID:  1989.002.0004

Photographer:  Feeney Brothers & Co., Ballston Springs, NY

Date:   ca. 1910

Colored view of the Old Iron Spring, looking northwest.  The Old Iron Spring was drilled by the village in 1874, only 50 feet from the original Iron Railing Spring that was discovered in 1771 and failed in 1835.  The Iron Railing Spring was located "in the middle of the street opposite Aldridge's [now Brookside Museum].  The hollow area in which the spring is situated is enclosed with a handsome iron railing.  The bottom of the depression is paved with stone and there are steps leading down to the spring."  The water has a strong iron taste and still runs today.  The medicinal qualities of this spring have been debated for over 200 years, but some residents still swear by the water and can be seen filling numerous gallon jugs!  The pavilion was used as a concession stand for many years, and today is used by the Lions Club as a concession stand for village-wide events.   

Gift of Lois MacRoberts Walkup

Unknown quotation printed in Through the Years:  A Pictorial History of the Village of Ballston Spa, New York.

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