Saratoga Springs (as a North American iteration of spa sociability) [ Sports & Leisure ]
… long eighteenth century and took place on a stage set with strikingly similar elements: a pump room where the salubrious mineral waters might be taken and bathing facilities, shared spaces for balls and social gatherings, as well as opportunities for … in what would by the end of the century be the United States. The eighteenth century witnessed a rash of ‘discovery’ of mineral springs by settlers in the young colonies of British North America and in time, efforts were made to render these …
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