FARMVILLE LITHIA WATER - VA Mineral Spring History Book Bottles St Louis Chicago

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"DRINK AND BE HEALED"
A History of Farmville Lithia Water
by Robert G. Flippen.
Discusses the hydrological phenomena known as lithia water; its discovery and development in Cumberland County near Farmville, into a nationally distributed, bottled water from 1877-1945 and its evolution as the Thackston family business. Also includes chapters on old bottles, testimonials from regular drinkers, Civil War anecdotes and the historic preservation potential of the property. Lots of information regarding other Virginia springs as well. More than 50 illustrations. Indexed for your convenience. A first edition published in 1994.
6" x 9", 135 pages, soft cover, Perfect Bound, illustrated, indexed.