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Kissingen Spring (also spelled Kissengen) was a venue for recreation until it dried up in 1950. Hundreds of wells drilled into the Floridan Aquifer may have caused the demise of the springs. The spring was located near the northern end of Peace River, approximately 3/4 mile east of U.S. Highway 17 and 4 miles south of Florida SR 60 (south of Bartow, Florida). ==History== Kissengen's springwater rose from the Floridan Aquifer at the rate of 20 million gallons a day.〔(Kissengen Spring Dry Since 1950 )〕 Kissengen Spring was once a second magnitude spring. In 1886, the Burr family moved near the spring to farm.〔(1886 Burr Family and Kissingen Springs )〕 Increased groundwater withdrawal, beginning in the late 1930s, lowered the potentiometric surface of the aquifers. Kissengen Spring gradually ceased flowing. The spring was publicly declared inactive in 1950 as the result of overpumpage. Until 1950, tourists used the area for picnicking, boating, and swimming.〔(Kissingen Spring Was Spot For Fun )〕〔(Florida Archive Photos )〕 There was a pavilion for parties and dancing.〔(Activities That Were In The Pavilion )〕 The waters were thought medically beneficial to those with various ailments. In 1962 a sinkhole filled in the spring vent with clay.〔(Kissingen Spring was much enjoyed and now is dried up. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kissingen Springs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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