Crockett Springs Resort

Crockett Springs, just south of here, was a prominent resort that for 50 years attracted visitors from Virginia and beyond. Commercial development of the property began in 1889 when the Virginia Arsenic Bromine and Lithia Springs Company bought the springs from the Crockett family. The resort, with its large hotel, medicinal baths, and recreational activities, stimulated the local economy. Crockett Springs water, reputed to treat a variety of ailments from indigestion to diabetes, was bottled and distributed widely. The resort closed early in the 1940s. The Roanoke District of the Methodist Church acquired the property in 1957 and established a retreat facility known as Alta Mons on the site.