Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA

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Ballston Spa is a village in Saratoga County, New York in the United States. The population was 5,556 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Saratoga County. The name is from Eliphalet Ball, an early settler.

The Village of Ballston Spa lies on the border of two towns and is partly in the Town of Ballston and partly in the Town of Milton. The village is southwest of Saratoga Springs.

The village was first settled in 1771 and was incorporated as a village in 1807.

It was formerly famous due to a mineral water spring used for healing, and for the San Souci Hotel, which in the early 19th century was the largest in the United States and one of the largest in the world. It was known (in the 18th and 19th centuries) for its healing springs, including the Hawthorne and Lithia Springs...

Abner Doubleday, American Civil War hero and supposed inventor of baseball was born in Ballston Spa. The house he was born in stands to this day. It is designated as a New York State landmark.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballston_Spa,_New_York

Events/Places of Interest

Fire Razes Church Built 96 Years Ago   BALLSTON SPA. (AP) - The 96 year old United Methodist church at nearby Galway was destroyed by fire yesterday. The flames fanned by a high wind, went out of control despite efforts of firemen from Galway and seven other Saratoga county villages, Fire Chief C. Duane McChesney said. He estimated the damage at $50,000. No one was injured. Sparks from the church set fire to a barn owned by John H. Teachout a quarter-mile away, McChesney said, causing an estimated additional $500 damage. The barn fire was quickly extinguished. McChesney said the fire started from soot in the chimney and later two oil burners in the rear of the church exploded. The Post Standard, Syracuse, NY 19 Apr 1948

Ancestors Who Were Born in Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA

 Salisbury
David Salisbury (17 Jan 1799, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA - 16 Oct 1892, Auburn, Cayuga, New York, USA)

Ancestors Who Died in Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA

 Salisbury
Sarah J. Salisbury (Aug 1835, New York - 7 Nov 1905, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA)

Thomas Salisbury (abt. 1806,  - 28 Feb 1892, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA)


 Seabury
Jane Seabury (Jan 1866, New York - 27 Apr 1948, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA)


 UNKNOWN
Sally Ann UNKNOWN (abt. 1807,  - 3 Jan 1877, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA)


 Wright
Sanford A. Wright (24 Oct 1826, New York - 20 Aug 1903, Ballston Spa, Saratoga, New York, USA)

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