Radium Springs is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...

located on the southeast outskirts of Albany in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States. It is part of the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area. Radium Springs is best known as the location of one of the " Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia": the largest natural spring in the state. The deep blue waters of Radium Springs flow at per minute and empty into the Flint River. There is also an extensive underwater cavern system. The water contains trace amounts of

radium Radium is a chemical element; it has chemical symbol, symbol Ra and atomic number 88. It is the sixth element in alkaline earth metal, group 2 of the periodic table, also known as the alkaline earth metals. Pure radium is silvery-white, ...

, and the water temperature is year-round. Prior to the discovery of radium in the water in 1925, the site was known as "Blue Springs". A casino was built overlooking the springs in the 1920s, and Radium Springs was a popular spa and resort. Northerners traveling by train to spend winter in Florida often stopped to swim in the springs, which were thought at the time to be healthful because of the radium content. The casino was severely damaged when the river flooded in 1998 and again in 1999 and was demolished in 2003.

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Unincorporated communities in Dougherty County, Georgia Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia (U.S. state) Unincorporated communities in Georgia (U.S. state) Albany metropolitan area, Georgia Tourist attractions in Dougherty County, Georgia Springs of Georgia (U.S. state) {{DoughertyCountyGA-geo-stub

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