Waukesha Springs Tour: Clysmic to Cutler
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Description
Overlaid on the present Carroll University campus this tour explores some of the southern spring sites in the city.
1. Clysmic Spring
Clysmic Spring was owned by Mrs. Kate Hill of Natchez, Mississippi and leased to Judge John L. Lockwood of New York in 1879. Named Clysmic, which means cleansing, the spring was located at the northwest corner of Grand and College Avenues. After a court battle over the contract and ownership of the name “Clysmic,” Mrs. Hill sold the spring in 1906. The new owners saw renewed success for the company, advertising Clysmic Spring as the “King of Table Waters” bottling in a distinctive green glass bowling pin shapped bottle. Unfortunately, a fire swept through the bottling plant in 1915 and by 1920 Clysmic water was no longer being sold.
2. Fox Head/Imperial Spring
Even though they are unique land formations, springs seemed to have a way of moving locations during the Historic Springs Era. Over the years many springs came and went (as seen on historic maps) that were within a few blocks of this area. These include: Clysmic, Kalador, Vitaqua, Eureka, Sherburn, Mineral Rock and Vesta Springs.
