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John Clarke (businessman)
"Doctor" John Clarke (1773–1846) was an American businessman who played a major role in the development of Saratoga Springs, New York, in the 1800s. Usually called "Doctor Clarke", Doctor was a courtesy title. Born in Yorkshire England, Clarke immigrated to America and settled in New York City. In 1819 he opened the first soda fountain there. In 1823 he purchased land in Saratoga Springs with partner Thomas Lynch. The property included the ''Congress Spring'' in what is now Canfield Casino and Congress Park, Congress Park, at that time a swamp. Clarke drained the swamp to create a park and built a bottling plant there. In 1825 Lynch and Clarke began bottling ''Congress Spring Water''. Lynch died in 1833 and Clarke continued the business alone. Clarke built a doric pavilion to cover Congress Spring, which was torn down in 1876 when Frederick Law Olmsted redesigned the park and reconstructed in the 1970s. Clarke planned and named ''Circular Street'' in Saratoga Springs, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Clarke In 1845
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