Description: Excelsior Springs, MISSOURI- Jones Soda Well: This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is of Excelsior Springs, a city in Clay and Ray counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 11,084 at the 2010 census. It is located approximately 30 miles (48 km) northeast of central Kansas City, Missouri. Excelsior Springs came into existence due to the natural spring water that gushed forth from the depths of the earth. It was discovered by accident in 1880 by a farmer, Travis Mellion, when his daughter Opal fell ill with a form of tuberculosis. He asked for advice from nearby campers, and they suggested the spring that oozed from the bank of the Fishing River. Water was collected and brought to his daughter to drink. Over the course of a few weeks, there was noticeable improvement to her health, and she was eventually cured. A log-cabin farmer, Frederick Kugler, also begin to treat his rheumatic knees and a recurring sore from a Civil War wound, and he was cured of his ailments shortly after. Rev. John Van Buren Flack traveled here in 1880 after hearing about the medicinal values of the spring water. The spring belonged to land owner Anthony W. Wyman. After Flack investigated the water sources, he advised Wyman to have the land platted, water analyzed, and to begin advertising the cures the water held. Flack built a home on a 40-acre (160,000 m2) tract that Wyman had platted and opened the town's first dry goods store as well as the first church. The spring was named "Excelsior", which later changed to Siloam. On August 17, 1880, Flack and Wyman partnered together to form the community of Excelsior. The post office at the time denied the original town name of "Excelsior", as there was already a town in southern Missouri with that name, therefore the town was named originally Vigniti. The city kept the name until 1882, when it was renamed Excelsior Springs. The card shows one of the soda distributors in the town. The card shows some edge wear and has a large crease to the card's upper right hand corner. There is also a small crease to the card's lower right hand corner. Published by Smith Syndicate, Excelsior Springs, Mo. No. R-33159.
Price: 8.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2024-12-17T03:11:39.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Clay: County
City/Region: Excelsior Springs
Soda Water Well: Mineral Springs
Material: Paper
Ray: County
City: Excelsior Springs
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Jones Soda Well
Jones: Soda Well
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Continent: North America
Era: Divided Back (c. 1907-1915)
Region: Missouri
Country: United States
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Landscapes, Tourism, Travel, Mineral Water
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Unposted
