Soda Spring Inside the foyer of Manitou spa, 934 Manitou Avenue, Manitou Springs, Colorado – Article by Thomas Baurley, Leaf McGowan, Techno Tink Research Soda Spring is a defunct mineral spring that once in the day was a popular spot for drinking and bathing. It is located in the lobby of the Spa building next […]
Forgotten Waters
These would be the Springs, Wells, and sacred waters that have been lost with antiquity, forgotten about, bulldozed, or lost.
* Seven Minute Spring (Manitou Springs, CO)
The Seven Minute Spring was man-made and drilled in 1909 near the former Manitou House Hotel. The drilling hit a limestone cavity of ancient carbonated waters that created a geyser that would erupt every 7 minutes giving a label to its current name.
Soap Lake, Washington
Soap Lake, Washington ~ 47°23′18″N 119°29′15″W (47.388341, -119.487611) ~ Both a small town and a natural phenomenon of a magical healing lake, “Soap Lake” was called “Smokiam” by the Native Americans as “Healing Waters”. It is a soft mineral lake in between Ephrata and Coulee. It is located in Grant County Washington. The abundant mineral […]
Neolithic Wooden Wells (Germany)
Willy Tegel et al. Early Neolithic Water Wells Reveal the World’s Oldest Wood Architecture. PLoS ONE 2012. Open access Image:http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0051374 Neolithic wooden wells from Germany We were fascinated by this publishing online of these several wooden wells found in Germany that date to the Neolithic. We had hoped to see them on our last trip […]