Record #:

22919

Author(s):

Kammerer, Roger

Abstract:

Pitt County has quite a few mineral springs in its past. The most famous mineral spring was St. Andrews Spring, on Arden Nichols farm in Beaver Da township, which was established in 1885. In 1890, there was a spring on the plantation of J. B. Little in Pactolus township. Another famous spring was St. Abram’s Spring, near Ayden, owned by Abram Cox. In 1920, Amuzu Park developed at the lake of the former Forbes' Mill Pond. During this summer, it was so well known that season tickets could be purchased for $10 per man and $5 per woman; admission was free for children. The dam at the park was dynamited in 1927 and the pond was drained.

Source:

Greenville Times / Pitt's Past (NC Microforms), Vol. Issue , Feb 4-17 1987, p15

Subject(s):

Mineral springs--Pitt County; Pitt County--Mineral springs