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Buffalo Lithia Springs Corporation Stock Certificates (2) [127970]

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Buffalo Lithia Springs Corporation Stock Certificates (2) [127970]
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Two Buffalo Lithia Springs Corporation uncanceled stock certificates, both issued Feb. 2, 1927. Buffalo Lithia Springs is located in Buffalo Junction, VA, with company incorporation in Delaware. The certificates are: No. TCO464, temporary certificate for 20 shares issued to James W. Evenden, signed by President H.L. Denson and Secretary C.E. Peterson; and No. TAO414, temporary certificate for 10 shares issued to James W. Evenden, also signed by the President and Secretary. Both in fine condition with slight folds, some staining and very little wear. The Buffalo Lithia Springs were first brought to the attention of Colonel William Byrd by Native Americans in 1726 while he was surveying the boundary between Virginia and Carolina. Byrd called the site "Buffalo Springs", because when they arrived, they killed a local buffalo for food, which was drinking from one of the springs. The healing waters of Buffalo Lithia Springs were attracting visitors as early as 1790. Notable guests from this period were President Thomas Jefferson, General Winfield Scott, and General Santa Anna. By the 1800s it had become a popular resort. Thomas F. Goode, a former Colonel in the 3rd Virginia Cavalry, purchased the resort in 1874. Under his proprietorship the Springs achieved their greatest success, both as a destination and through the bottling of the Buffalo Lithia Water, which was sold in London, Paris and Havana. Mary Anna Morrison Jackson, widow of Confederate General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, was a guest during the Springs' "heyday", spending much of the 1899 season there. By the 1930s mineral water was no longer prescribed by physicians, and the resort/spa closed due to declining profits.

Date: 1927
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State: Virginia
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Provenance: Ken Prag Collection