During the nearly fifty year period that a large hotel stood
on the site (1850-1900), thousands of people visited Cold Spring as guests at
the hotel, for short and extended stays, as day-trippers, there for pleasure
and business, and as passersby, like hunters stopping for a cold drink of
spring water or a quick meal. Cold
Spring reportedly attracted visitors from nearby towns and cities like Harrisburg,
Lebanon, Pottsville and Reading, and more distant places like Philadelphia,
Baltimore and New York City, and even farther away. These visitors were composed of: wealthy and socially prominent people, as well
as those of less substantial means; the young and the old; individuals,
couples, families and groups. They
arrived by train, carriage, wagon, horse, foot, and bicycle. They came to Cold Spring for many reasons,
for rest and relaxation, for business meetings and social events, to benefit
from the spring waters, and to enjoy the many pleasurable activities and
amusements available to visitors.
Since the likelihood of such a discovery is slight, we decided to peruse the numerous Cold Spring-related newspaper articles and other research we’ve accumulated over the past twenty years or so, in order to compile a list of a good many of the people who visited the Cold Spring Hotel and Summer Resort site from 1850 through the end of the year 1900. We decided to tackle this project to learn more about the people who visited Cold Spring, and for the fun of enabling others to find out if any of their relatives might have visited Cold Spring.
Check out the Visitors to Cold Spring Index and let us know if you’re related to anyone listed!
Feel free to leave comments, ask questions, share information and photos on the subject of Cold Spring. Contact us at email.
We always thought how wonderful, how interesting and
informative it would be, if a Cold Spring hotel register would be found. Unfortunately, no known registers exist, the
latest possibly burned in the September 1900 fire that destroyed the hotel
buildings. It is possible – and we hope so
– that a hotel register one day may be discovered hidden away in a dusty attic
of a family member of one of the hotel proprietors.
Since the likelihood of such a discovery is slight, we decided to peruse the numerous Cold Spring-related newspaper articles and other research we’ve accumulated over the past twenty years or so, in order to compile a list of a good many of the people who visited the Cold Spring Hotel and Summer Resort site from 1850 through the end of the year 1900. We decided to tackle this project to learn more about the people who visited Cold Spring, and for the fun of enabling others to find out if any of their relatives might have visited Cold Spring.
Check out the Visitors to Cold Spring Index and let us know if you’re related to anyone listed!
Feel free to leave comments, ask questions, share information and photos on the subject of Cold Spring. Contact us at email.
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