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Berkeley Springs Sanitarium

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These healing springs, visited by Washington in 1748, were given to Virginia by Lord Fairfax. They were considered helpful in treating infantile paralysis, rheumatism, diabetes, and other diseases, and the temperature of the water is always 74 degrees.
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