Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
1906

Saratoga Springs, a post-village of Saratoga co., N.Y., in a township (town) of its own name, on the Delaware and Hudson and other railroads, 38 miles N. of Albany. It is one of the most fashionable resorts of the United States, and its vast hotels, giving accommodation to about 20,000 guests, are among the largest in the world. The village is noted for its numerous carbonated medicinal springs (chalybeate, sulphur, iodine), which are considered efficacious in toe treatment of rheumatic, liver, and digestive troubles, and of which vast quantities are bottled and exported. Saratoga has long been famous for its horse-races and latterly it has introduced an autumnal flower (He. The village has several parks. About 4 miles distant is Saratoga Lake. Twelve miles SE. of Saratoga, on the Hudson River, is the battle-ground of Stillwater (see Stillwater and Bemus Heights), where were fought the two battles of Saratoga, between the forces of Burgoyne and Gates, on Sept. 19 and Oct. 7, 1777, followed by the surrender of Burgoyne on Oct. 17. Pop. in 1900, 12,409; of the town, 13,534. Elevation of Saratoga Springs village, 300 feet.

Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906

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