The Mineral Springs Chapter in Nahunta, Brantley County, Georgia, held an organizational luncheon and meeting on May 31, 1974, in Waynesville at the home of Organizing Regent, Mrs. Gordon A. Mitchell. The chapter was chartered on June 7, 1974, with sixteen organizing members, including eight Juniors. The chapter was named for nearby historic springs that Indigenous people used as a major water source. The wealthy coastal plantation families of Brunswick, St. Simons Island, and Jekyll Island would come out to the artesian springs during the summer seeking escape from the heat, healing waters, and leisure. In 1848, a wealthy Northern merchant named Sylvester Mumford built the Mumford Plantation. He operated a general store that catered specifically to the crowds flocking to the mineral spring bathhouses. The area was used as a Confederate camp during the war, and a school was located by the springs. The grand resort and historic Mumford House (which was lost to a lightning fire in 2005) are no longer
standing, but the natural artesian wells remain a protected and important part of Brantley County History.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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