Boulware Springs Water Works
Encyclopedia
The Boulware Springs Water Works is a historic site in Gainesville
, Florida
, United States
. It is located at 3400 Southeast 15th Street. On June 20, 1985, it was added to the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places
. It is also the western terminus of the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
.
The reason that the University of Florida
is in Gainesville is because the city promised the university free water for life, from the Boulware Springs. The University of Florida still does not pay for water, even though the springs are abandoned.
Gainesville, Florida
Gainesville is the largest city in, and the county seat of, Alachua County, Florida, United States as well as the principal city of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . The preliminary 2010 Census population count for Gainesville is 124,354. Gainesville is home to the sixth...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is located at 3400 Southeast 15th Street. On June 20, 1985, it was added to the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
. It is also the western terminus of the Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail
Gainesville-Hawthorne Trail State Park
Gainesville-Hawthorne State Trail is a rail trail in Florida.It is protected as a long Florida State Park and runs from the City of Gainesville's Boulware Springs Water Works to the town of Hawthorne...
.
The reason that the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
is in Gainesville is because the city promised the university free water for life, from the Boulware Springs. The University of Florida still does not pay for water, even though the springs are abandoned.