Historical MarkerSite of Piedmont Springs Resort
Anderson · Grimes County · Dedicated 1967 · THC Atlas #5185008609
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
In operation as early as 1850 as health spa and resort because of three nearby sulphur springs (varying in taste from mild to strong). Numerous drinking places and bathhouses allowed guests to move freely about grounds. Grand four-story hotel with 100 rooms, built about 1860, was social center for area, where guests enjoyed billiards, poker, horse races, and Gen. Sam Houston once danced the Minuet. In 1865, hotel became hospital, headquarters for John G. Walker's "Greyhound Division", Confederate army. Owner closed the building after losing money in panic, 1870s. (1967)
About this site
Site of Piedmont Springs Resort is a historical marker in Anderson, Grimes County, dedicated in 1967. It is one of 73 historical markers documented in Grimes County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 213 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 30.5267, -96.0907 near Anderson. The nearest cataloged historic site is Piedmont Hotel Hospital (cemetery), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Allen Family, Arrington Grave, and Arrington Family.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5185008609. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
