Peoria Mineral Springs facts for kids

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Peoria Mineral Springs
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The house on the property where the springs are located. They are not open to the public.
Location in Peoria County, Illinois
Location	701 W. 7th Ave., Peoria, Illinois
Area	less than one acre
Built	1843, c. 11,500 B.C.E.
Architect	Moss, Zealy
Architectural style	Federal
Website	Peoriamineralsprings.org
NRHP reference No.	82002593
Added to NRHP	March 5, 1982

Peoria Mineral Springs is 14,500-year-old natural spring in the city of Peoria, Illinois, United States. The site, also known as Spring Hill, is located on a hillside on the historic West Bluff. In 1843, a "cave-like barrel-vaulted brick reservoir" was constructed; the structure is concealed within the hillside and captures the flow of three separate springs. The brick reservoir was built for Peoria's first water company, prior to that the site was a Native American campground. Artifacts can still be found around the site. The site was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on March 5, 1982.