Travel-Buffalo Springs a Historic Site in Mecklenburg County Virginia
A few weeks ago, I found myself driving around with Rocky. Rocky lives up near the North Carolina-Virginia line, and he had a historic site in mind that he wanted to show me. He took me to Buffalo Springs in Mecklenburg County, Virginia. So that was the day I found myself in Buffalo Junction Va home of Buffalo Springs. It is much different if you visit the area today than in their hay day. Let's take a look. The area gained attention in 1726. Colonel William Byrd was surveying the boundary between Virginia and Carolina. The Colonel was witness to Native Americans killing a local buffalo for food and also drinking from a spring nearby hence the name Buffalo Springs. Buffalo Springs, also known as Buffalo Lithia Springs. Why was it called Lithia? Because back in the 1800's it was believed to contain lithium. Here is a quote from Bottled Poetry ..."for a person to obtain any therapeutic dose of lithium by drinking Buffalo Lithia Spring Water, he would have to drink from ...