Bladon Springs State Park

Bladon Springs State Park in Alabama preserves the site of four mineral springs that supported one of the South’s best-known nineteenth-century resorts. Opened as a spa by James Conner in 1838 on property first owned by John Bladon, the resort grew into a major destination with cottages, a vast Greek Revival hotel, and extensive leisure amenities, earning the name “Saratoga of the South.” It survived the Civil War and resumed full operation by 1870, but declined in the twentieth century and closed after 1913. The state acquired the property in 1934, and after the hotel burned in 1938, the grounds became a state park centered on the still-active springs.

Cullomburg, Alabama · United States