Arctic Springs, Indiana
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Arctic Springs is a neighborhood of Jeffersonville
, Indiana
, one mile east of downtown Jeffersonville, and directly across from Louisville
's famed Water Tower
. It was established as a resort area full of summer cottages. The Jeffersonville Elks Club
ran a popular outdoor dance hall in the 1920's.
After its height as a resort area, it served as a water supply for the rest of Jeffersonville, as it had an aquifer
from which wells could obtain water.
Jeffersonville, Indiana
Jeffersonville is a city in Clark County, Indiana, along the Ohio River. Locally, the city is often referred to by the abbreviated name Jeff. It is directly across the Ohio River to the north of Louisville, Kentucky along I-65. The population was 44,953 at the 2010 census...
, Indiana
Indiana
Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...
, one mile east of downtown Jeffersonville, and directly across from Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
's famed Water Tower
Louisville Water Tower
The Water Tower of Louisville, Kentucky , is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower. Both the actual water tower and its pumping station are on the National Register of Historic Places...
. It was established as a resort area full of summer cottages. The Jeffersonville Elks Club
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks is an American fraternal order and social club founded in 1868...
ran a popular outdoor dance hall in the 1920's.
After its height as a resort area, it served as a water supply for the rest of Jeffersonville, as it had an aquifer
Aquifer
An aquifer is a wet underground layer of water-bearing permeable rock or unconsolidated materials from which groundwater can be usefully extracted using a water well. The study of water flow in aquifers and the characterization of aquifers is called hydrogeology...
from which wells could obtain water.