Historical society of saratoga. Preserve itemsto that relate to the city of Saratoga Springs specifically. The exhibit we will be going through is our orientation exhibit. It tells the story from prehistoric times always through the 20th century. Part of the exhibit is one of the most important parts of their toga is the spring water. They believed it had healing properties. There was as bring called high rock spring. Came to drink the water and also hunted in the area around saratoga lake. We have artifacts related to the native americans. Some go back thousands of years. One that we would like to show here is a piece of the deposit from high rock spring. If you were to visit the spring today, it looks like a small volcano. Through the 19th century the pope would chip pieces away to take home as souvenirs. We were able to get this back and keep it as an exhibit in the museum. The First Permanent settlers in Saratoga Springs were in the 1780s. Built a tavern and boarding house on what
That relate to the city of Saratoga Springs specifically. The exhibit we will be going through is our orientation exhibit. It tells the story from prehistoric times always through the 20th century. The first part of the exhibit is one of the most important parts about saratoga is the spring water. They believed it had healing properties. There was a spring called high rock spring. The natives came to drink the water and also hunted in the area around saratoga lake. We have artifacts related to the native americans. Some go back thousands of years. One that we would like to show here is a piece of the deposit from high rock spring. If you were to visit the spring today, it looks like a small volcano. Through the 19th century the people would chip pieces away to take home as souvenirs. We were able to get this back and keep it as an exhibit in the museum. The First Permanent settlers in Saratoga Springs were in the 1780s. Gideon putnam built a tavern and boarding house on what is now bro
Because it is the oldest sport in the country. Itself saw just about every racehorse that ever lived. Not all of them, but most of them. The New York Times magazine said that the battles for saratoga were the most important battles ever fought in the entire world in the last 1000 years because they resulted in surrender. It was the First Time Ever in World History that a british army surrendered. Welcome to Saratoga Springs, on American History tv. Healing mineral waters, revolutionary war battles, and worldrenowned horseracing are all part of the citys history. It is located about four hours north of new york city, and has a population of about 27,000. With the help of our spectrum Cable Partners, for the next 75 minutes we will learn about the citys history, including its connection to civil war and american president ulysses s. Grant. We begin our special feature on the battlefield that changed the tide in the revolutionary war. The New York Times magazine said the battles for sarat
Recent visit to Saratoga Springs, new york. You are watching American History tv. All weekend, every weekend on cspan3. The Saratoga Springs History Museum is one of the oldest museums in upstate new york. We were founded as the Historical Society of saratoga and our mission is to collect items that relate to the history of Saratoga Springs. We will go through the history of Saratoga Springs from prehistoric times into the 20th century. Were going to look at prehistoric times through the early 18th century. One of the most important things about saratoga is the spring water. Native american strength the spring water because they believed it contains healing properties. There was a spring that was called high rock springs. The natives drink the water and also hunted in the areas around saratoga lake. , manye many artifacts dating back thousands of years. One artifact is a piece of deposit from high rocks. If you were to visit the spring, it looks like a small volcano. That is a buildup
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