Indian Springs Hotel Museum facts for kids
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Indian Springs Hotel
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The historic Indian Springs Hotel
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 Location in Georgia (U.S. state)
Location in the United States
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| Location | GA 42, Indian Springs, Georgia |
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| Area | 2.6 acres (1.1 ha) |
| Built | 1825 |
| NRHP reference No. | 73000612 |
| Added to NRHP | May 7, 1973 |
The Indian Springs Hotel Museum is a really old building in Indian Springs, Georgia. It started as a hotel way back in 1825. Imagine, that's almost 200 years ago! Today, it's not a hotel anymore. It has been carefully fixed up and turned into a museum. This means you can visit it to learn about its amazing past.
This hotel is super important because of a big event that happened there. In 1825, a special agreement called the Treaty of 1825 was signed right inside the hotel. This treaty was between the United States government and the Creek Indians. Through this agreement, the Creek people gave up a lot of their land in what is now Georgia and Alabama to the United States.
Years later, during the American Civil War (1861-1865), soldiers from General Sherman's army camped near the hotel. This shows how the hotel and its area were part of important moments in American history. Because of its rich past, the Indian Springs Hotel is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This list includes buildings and sites that are very important to the history of the United States.
