WOYM: Today's Catawba Hospital got its start as a 19th century healing springs resort
By Ray Cox Special to The Roanoke Times Incoming correspondence from our many contributors has been awash in additions to an ongoing discussion of the history of the regionâs many mineral springs. As is sometimes the case with such listings, reader reaction may come in the form of gentle reminders (or scolding tut-tuts) that one or another potential member of the list went unmentioned. The plea here to incomplete list-making is guilty. The only defense for such omissions is that comprehensive listing of 200-plus such healing gushers in Virginia and West Virginia alone is awkw...
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