There are sparkling springs of water that generations believed contained healing powers. One such spring is in Stafford, CT. Legend has it that the water cured “gout, sterility, pulmonary, hysteria, and more.” Since at least 1750 travelers came seeking to restore their health. A young lawyer and future President John Adams traveled from Braintree on horseback in 1771 after overwork and exhaustion left him in a precarious state of health. He wrote in his autobiography, “I was advised to take a journey to Stafford Springs in Connecticut….I spent a few days in drinking the Waters.” In 1899 the spring water was being bottled and Dr. James Cook writes; “The water is clear and sparkling and excellent for table purposes. It has attained its greatest reputation in the treatment of blood and skin infections. It is said to be actively diuretic.” The mineral contents are: sodium chloride, potassium sulfate, sodium sulfate, sodium bicarbonate, sodium phosphate, iron peroxide, iron protoxide, alumina, lime, silicic acid, and magnesia.” The spring still flows from under the well house.