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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Yellow Sulphur Springs Sale Broadside, Ms2009-106, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Yellow Sulphur Springs Sale Broadside was acquired by Special Collections prior to 2009.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Yellow Sulphur Springs Sale Broadside commenced and was completed in July 2009.
This item has been digitized and is available online.
The Yellow Sulphur Springs resort was built by Charles Taylor between Blacksburg and Christiansburg, Virginia, around 1810. By the 1850s, however, it was a flourishing resort with multiple buildings on the premises. These structures included a grand hotel, guest cottages, and a gazebo under which guests could drink the restorative waters. The resort is the only surviving resort of its kind in Southwest Virginia from the ante-bellum period. Today, the Yellow Sulphur continues to welcome guests, offering healing spa treatments in a relaxing rural setting.
This broadside advertises the sale of the Yellow Sulphur Springs resort, taking place on August 14, 1943. The broadside details the property and buildings that were being sold, the location of the public auction, the terms of sale, and the commissioners charged with the duty of selling the resort. According to the broadside, the sale included 54 acres of land on which the hotel, rows of cottages, and other amenities were located.
The collection is arranged chronologically.
The guide to the Yellow Sulphur Springs Sale Broadside by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).