Radium Springs, Georgia

Unincorporated community in Georgia, U.S.

Radium Springs is an unincorporated community located on the southeast outskirts of Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Radium Springs is best known as the location of one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia": the largest natural spring in the state. The deep blue waters of Radium Springs flow at 70,000 gallons (265,000 liters) per minute and empty into the Flint River.^[1] There is also an extensive underwater cavern system.

The water contains trace amounts of radium, and the water temperature is 68 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) year-round.

Prior to the discovery of radium in the water in 1925, the site was known as "Blue Springs".

A casino was built overlooking the springs in the 1920s, and Radium Springs was a popular spa and resort. Northerners traveling by train to spend winter in Florida often stopped to swim in the springs, which were thought at the time to be healthful because of the radium content.^[2] The casino was severely damaged when the river flooded in 1998 and again in 1999 and was demolished in 2003.

References

^ Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 184. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
^ Lew, Kristi (2009). Radium. The Rosen Publishing Group. p. 11. ISBN 9781435850729.

Municipalities and communities of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States

County seat: Albany

City

Albany

CDP

Putney

Unincorporated
communities

Acree
Doublegate
Pecan City
Pretoria
Radium Springs

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National monuments	Fort Frederica Fort Pulaski
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Wild and scenic rivers	Chattooga River
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Historic parks and sites	A. H. Stephens Chief Vann House Dahlonega Gold Museum Etowah Indian Mounds Fort McAllister Fort King George Fort Morris Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Jarrell Plantation Jefferson Davis Memorial Kolomoki Mounds Lapham–Patterson House Little White House New Echota Pickett's Mill Battlefield Robert Toombs House Travelers Rest Wormsloe
Forests	Bartram Broxton Rocks Dawson Dixon Memorial Hightower Paulding Spirit Creek
Other	Centennial Olympic Park Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center Jekyll Island Len Foote Hike Inn Radium Springs Sapelo Island Stone Mountain Park

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