The old slogan for Pearl Beer claimed Central Texas is the ‘Land of 1,100 Springs’. That number is probably a gross underestimate. Central Texas is simply swimming in natural springs and rivers. Add to that the abundance of man-made pools, water parks, and old-fashioned swimming holes, and the opportunities for getting wet are staggering. People caught on to this notion a long, long time ago. Numerous arrowheads and Native American artifacts have been found around our springs, evidence that Indian tribes used them for centuries as a natural form of air conditioning. Although modern urbanization and pollution have reduced the number of flowing springs, the Pearl Beer slogan is, at least, still accura
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