PEALE.J 
CONNECTICUT. 
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CONNECTICUT. 
The mineral springs of Connecticut are comparatively unimportant, 
at least in point of number, and, so far as known, they are feebly 
mineralized. They are mainly weak chalybeates, occurring under the 
same circumstances as do those of Massachusetts, in deposits of bog- 
iron ore or in connection with iron pyrites. Some are also feebly sul- 
phureted. Although the majority are unimproved and but few are used 
commercially, many have considerable local reputation. Prof. 0. W. 
Shepard in 1837 speaks of the springs at Stafford as being the most 
important in the State, and this is still the case. This locality is the 
only one given by Walton. Many of the places once resorted to are 
now abandoned. The present list is made up from Professor Shepard's 
report, supplemented by information acquired by correspondence with 
various persons in the State. 
Mineral springs of Connecticut. 
Name and location. 
Bald Hill Spring, Portland, Middlesex 
Connty. 
Chalybeate springs : 
Cromwell, Middlesex County 
Two miles east of South Kent, 
Litchfield County. 
Four miles west of Litchfield, 
Litchfield County. 
Collins Hill Spring, Portland, Middle- 
sex County. 
Holbrook Mineral Spring, Lebanon, 
New London County. 
Kenyon's Mill Spring, Colchester, New 
London County. 
Mineral Springs, North Woodstock, 
Windham County. 
Oxford Spring, Oxford, New Haven 
County. 
The Pool, North Haven, New Haven 
County. 
The Pool, Salisbury, Litchfield Connty. 
The Pool, Suffield, Hartford County. 
Stafford Springs, Stafford Springs, Tol- 
land County. 
Stark Mineral Spring, Bozrah, New 
London County. 
Strong's Mill Spring, Colchester, New 
London County. 
Sulphur Spring', Nepaug, Litchfield 
County. 
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55+ 
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Character of the 
water. 
Chalybeate 
50 
Sulphureted 
Sulphureted 
chalybeate, &c. 
Chalybeate 
.do 
Sulphureted 
Chalybeate . 
Saline 
Chalybeate and 
sulphureted. 
Remarks. 
(153) 
Unimproved and unim- 
portant. 
Improved about 50 years 
ago; unimproved now. 
Unimproved and unim- 
portant. 
Improved 15 years ago. 
Used locally. 
Once a resort. 
Used commercially. 
Has local reputation. 
Once had a local reputa- 
tion. 
Was a resort 30 years 
ago ; has local reputa- 
tion. 
Resort ; most important 
! in the State. 
Used commercially and 
as a resort. 
Has local reputation. 
Unimproved. 
