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Summer

French Lick Springs

Staff #TravelTuesday July 11, 2018September 28, 2018Health resorts, Summer, Vacation

This month we are visiting French Lick Springs, Indiana.

The first inn and hotel was built around 1832 – 1845 when Thomas Boweles, a physician, purchased the land near the mineral springs and opened it to visitors during the summer months. The hotel has had renovations, partially because of fires and ownership.
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