Providence Spring Monument
In the summer of 1864, tens of thousands of Union prisoners-of war were dying of thirst at the Andersonville Prison. Suddenly, a spring erupted from the ground within the walls of the camp. The POWs credited its appearance to divine intervention.
The spring still works.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Tara Cooper
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