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Waconda Sanitarium (Mitchell County, Kansas)

 Item — Box: MS 014-2-01, Object: MS 014-2-01-0603
Identifier: MS 014- series MS 014-2- item MS 014-2-01-0603

Dates

  • 1857-1974

Extent

From the Collection: 10 Cubic Feet

General

Back: Waconda Sanitarium and Great Spirit Springs, Mitchell County, Kansas, on Highway #24. This spring is 54 feet in diameter and situated on top of a mound. First record by General Pike in 1814; an Indian Shrine for centuries, famous for health producing waters. Sanitarium was founded in 1906.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository

Contact:
502 South Campus Drive
Hays KS 67601 United States