Fuquay Mineral Spring
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Fuquay Mineral Spring is a historic
mineral spring Mineral springs are naturally occurring springs that produces hard water, water that contains dissolved minerals. Salts, sulfur compounds, and gases are among the substances that can be dissolved in the spring water during its passage underg ...
located at Fuquay-Varina, Wake County, North Carolina. The spring was discovered in the 1850s, and, from 1900 to 1930, thousands of people visited the spring to drink the mineral water reputed to cure kidney and intestinal ailments. The spring is covered by a gazebo and reached by a small footbridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.


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Buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in North Carolina Buildings and structures completed in 1900 Buildings and structures in Wake County, North Carolina National Register of Historic Places in Wake County, North Carolina {{WakeCountyNC-NRHP-stub