UPSON COUNTY, GA - HISTORY  Bathhouse 1897

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Printed in Upson Historical Society Newsletters:
October 1997


A convenient and commodious bath house is something that Thomaston
has been in need of for quite a while and the demands of this long
felt want will soon be met with. An up to date bath house with
modem appliances is being perfected by Mr. W. H. Moyer and the
finishing touch will be applied in less than ten days from now. It
has two pools fifteen by twenty and four feet deep, and two rooms
for shower baths are being added. These rooms will be cut up in
small departments, each of which will be provided with a spray and
the person taking the bath can have either hot or cold water. On
account oT cold spring water constantly 'bu'b'bYmg up through
their plant bottoms, it is impossible to get the water in the
pools very hot, but it can be made warm enough to be comfortable
on a chilly day. One pool and shower bath room will be for ladies
and the other for men. The price that will be charged for a bath
is ten cents, and this allows one to enjoy the cold or warm water
for from thirty to sixty minutes. The house is located just below
the ginnery of Ethridge and Trammell and is owned by Mr. D. 0.
Trammell. 

[This article was copied verbatim from the May 21, 1897,
issue of The Thomaston Times and. if read just before taking a
hath in the comfort of your own home, is guaranteed to make you
thankful.]