Sulphur Spring

Water with heavy mineral content was long valued as a health tonic, and sulfur water, despite its rotten-egg smell, was among the most popular remedies. A sulphurous spring once flowed here, though it is now plugged with concrete, and in 1900 local entrepreneurs began the Paris Mountain Sulphur Spring Company. What little is known of that operation comes from an elderly man interviewed around 1970 by Park Ranger Mike Davis, and his family chose to get their water from clear springs. After this land became a state park, facilities were constructed here and used for a wide array of gatherings, including special events and the long-time home of Camp Spearhead, a summer day camp for children with special needs.

South Carolina · United States