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Historic Main Street – Self-Guided Walking Tour
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Thousands of 19th and 20th century visitors, filling over 60 magnificent hotels and boarding houses, traveled by canal boat, stagecoach, train and buggies to soak in the mineral baths. Oscar Wilde, Vanderbilt, Macy, Grant and Whistler’s mother stayed at the glorious 500-room Pavilion Hotel. Walk along Main Street and experience Sharon Springs’ rich history and ongoing restoration through a self-guided tour. Twenty plaques along Main Street depict the lives and times of this National Historic Register spa village with rare early photos and insight to the lives of those who lived during Sharon Springs’ “Golden Era.”
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More information about the history of Sharon is available in two books published by the Sharon Historical Society: Reflections on Sharon – 1797-1997 A Pictorial History and A Touch of Nostalgia, Sharon Springs Spa. The cost is $18.00 each or $32.00 for a set of two by contacting the Sharon Historical Society, P.O. Box 363, Sharon Springs, NY 13459
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