Suwannee Springs

For the unincorporated community see Suwannee Springs, Florida

Suwannee Springs bathhouse ruins

Cabin at Suwannee Springs, one of six remaining of the original 18 built

Suwannee Springs Bridge, built in the 1930s as part of U.S. Highway 129. It closed in 1974 when a new U.S. Highway 129 bridge was constructed

One of the original cabins owned by the Suwannee River Water Management District. It is in a deteriorated condition

Bath house walls at the springs

Suwannee Springs, once known as Suwannee Sulphur Springs is the site of natural springs and was a historic mineral spring tourist attraction and hotel in Suwannee Springs, Florida near Live Oak, Florida. It is now managed by the Suwannee River Water Management District. The area offers swimming, hiking, and paddling opportunities.

At least six springs comprise Suwannee Springs, five spilling directly into the south side of the Suwannee River. The main spring flows inside a man-made wall 15 feet (4.6 m) high and 3 feet (0.91 m) thick of limestone rock built in the late 1890s.

Suwannee Springs is a second magnitude spring with an average flow of 23.4 cubic feet (0.66 m³) per second. The spring emerges from Oligocene age limestone and discharges hard, sulphur water. The water maintains a year-round temperature of 70 °F (21 °C) to 76 °F (24 °C).

The Suwannee Springs is also the place where the Lynching of Willie James Howard took place.

See also

• Suwannee River State Park
• List of Florida state parks
• Florida state forests

Further reading

• Suwannee Valley Times article about the history of the springs with historic photographs of the site, hotel and cabins
• Suwannee Springs – The Resort August 1, 2012 Memories of Florida

External links

• YouTube video about the history of the springs