People Drive Hours To Drink From God S Acre Healing Spring In South Carolina

South Carolina has a number of natural wonders that are worthy of repeat visits – including a roadside spring that inspires folks to show up with a bevy of empty containers so they can tote home some magical healing water. Here’s what you need to know about God’s Acre Healing Springs:

God’s Acre is located approximately three miles north of Blackville, a small town in Barnwell County.

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The history of the springs includes its legendary use by Native Americans who traded them to Nathaniel Walker for corn (the year is unknown). From there, the property on which the springs sit changed hands several times before being acquired by L.P. Boylston.

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Boylston gave the property to God when he died. He was so adamant that the springs not fall into the wrong hands and be misused in any way, that, upon his death in 1944, he willed them to God Almighty. It was a clever effort to go to his grave knowing the public would continue to have access to the healing properties in the water for eternity.

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Here were are, seventy-five years later… still accessing God’s Acre to fill water bottles with the magical healing waters from the springs.

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People drive from all over, including other nearby states, to experience the healing properties believed to be associated with God’s Acre Healing Springs.

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The springs are located just inside a roadside park and the “taps” are always open and flowing free with crystal clear, cold water.

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Have you ever visited God’s Acre Healing Springs? We’d love to hear how far you drive to drink from this spring. Let us know in the comments!

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God’s Acre Healing Springs is open 24 hours a day. No facilities are available on site. As a mere point of reference, it’s located 59 miles southwest of Columbia, 88 miles northwest of Beaufort, and 48 miles east of North Augusta.