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
- From the Collection: Johnson, Timothy (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Fort Hays State University Special Collections Repository