The following is the text from the marker for the town of Mineral Wells:

A town built on water. Founded 1877 by J. A. Lynch, a settler who
miraculously recovered from rheumatism after drinking the foul-tasting, but
apparently healthful, water in this well. As the news spread, hundreds
converged to "take" the waters, and a boom town sprang up. Its commercial
slogan "crazy" arose from a deputed cure of insanity at the "crazy woman
well". Although the water's curative value is likely due to dissolved epsom
and glauber salts, amazing powers were attributed to it. For years Mineral
Wells was Texas' leading health spa. (1969)


Annette Bethke, Outreach Associate
Texas Historical Commission
History Programs Division
(512) 463-1305
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