1907 Colonial Sanatorium Hotel Martinsville Indiana

The Colonial Sanatorium and Hotel in Martinsville, Indiana, was known as “one of the three best-known watering places in America.” While drilling for oil on the property of Sylvanus Barnard in 1887, workers discovered instead an aquifer bubbling with mineral water. Although it wasn’t black gold, artesian mineral water was at that time valuable in its own right. Those seeking relief for rheumatism, acne, depression, impotence, stomach troubles, or any number of other ailments soon flocked to Martinsville for the healing waters. Note the water tanks to the right.

The message was written on the front, as this postcard is from back when it was illegal to write anything but the address on the back of a postcard. on front: "This is it Fine place Pop"

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