A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . soil of RidgeValley, where the Rush place is sit-uated, a spring boiled forth its refresh-ing product nearby; and when MajorRidge removed to the Oostanaula , nearer Rome, he still had the useof Reeces Spring, near the city pump-ing station, and his son, John, re-moved to three miles north of Rome,where the spring was called Tantata-nara (Running Waters). Likewise,the Belgian Colony, more than 50 yearslater, chose some of the best oases inth
A history of Rome and Floyd County, State of Georgia, United States of America; including numerous incidents of more than local interest, 1540-1922 . soil of RidgeValley, where the Rush place is sit-uated, a spring boiled forth its refresh-ing product nearby; and when MajorRidge removed to the Oostanaula , nearer Rome, he still had the useof Reeces Spring, near the city pump-ing station, and his son, John, re-moved to three miles north of Rome,where the spring was called Tantata-nara (Running Waters). Likewise,the Belgian Colony, more than 50 yearslater, chose some of the best oases inthe countryside. Today picnic partiesclaim them, and as long as they flowclear, cold and pure they will attractman, bird and beast. Here are someof the better known springs: Boozs, at Boozville. Barnetts, at Lindale. Howel Spring, one mile from north-ern city limits on Kingston Road. Morrisons Camp Ground Spring,eight miles north, on Kingston Road, isthe chief headwater of Dykes flows 10,000,000 gallons daily, thelargest in the county, and is said tobe as high as the top of the old watertower at Rome. Carlier Springs (perhaps ten, close. DR. LOUIS MATHIEU EDGUARD BERCK- MANS, native Belprian and accomplished vio-linist, who lived on Mt. Alto. together), on the Carlier Springs Road,two miles east of Rome. LeHardy Spring, on the J. PaulCooper place in East Rome. Lovers Leap Spring, on the N., St. L. railroad and Etowah Rivernear the Southern railway bridge anda rocky bluff, one mile east of Rome. Silver Creek Springs, part of headwater of Silver Creek, seven milessoutheast of Rome on the Atlanta Di-vision of the Southern railway. (Wood-row Wilson once took his first wife tothis spot on a picnic). Shorter Spring, Alabama Road, op-posite the Shorter place and on landowned by Shorter College. Lytle Spring (formerly the JonasKing Spring), near the Anchor DuckMill on East Main Street, South Rome,opposite the W. W. Woodruff home.(This spring, once in Lytle Park, wascovered o
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