Spouting Springs

Just South of Saratoga Springs multiple mineral water wells were drilled that produced large fountains of water. The area became known as "The Geysers". Underground carbonic acid gas is what powered the geysers. By 1900 widespread extraction of the gas itself led to a depletion of some springs. In 1909 New York State took over control of many of the wells in order to protect the resource. These bottles and images represent activity from 1870 to present. Many of the earlier bottles displayed were made in the Congressville glass works a short distance away.