Howland Springs Traditional Cache
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On January 31, 1798 Joseph Howland bought Township 4-Range 3 (Howland Township) as part of a lottery held to distribute Connecticut’s Western Reserve lands. On February 26, 1803 Dr. John Sealy bought 85 acres of the Howland Township acreage that included a mineral springs and developed it into a health spa for the treatment of “scrofulous & dyspeptic diseases”. The spa became the Township’s center for culture and recreation with future Presidents James A. Garfield and William Mc Kinley reported as frequent Howland Springs visitors. In 1873, the Shedd brothers built a three-story hotel south of the springs with a dance hall, billiard room and bowling alley. The hotel flourished until fire destroyed it on June 16, 1882; consequently recreational use of the springs diminished. Today, the sale of spring water throughout northeastern Ohio makes Howland Springs the oldest continuous business in Howland Township. Inside you will find a room with newspaper articles, pictures and possibly a free sample of the spring water.
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