1. Mare says:

   August 14, 2011 at 8:43 pm

   The web address under “directions from nearest address” takes you to an Amazon.com book ad that has nothing to do with Mt.Vernon Springs?
   Could you check on this error as I’ve tried it 2 or 3 times without any luck. I would like more information about Mt. Vernon Springs.
   I’ll check back again to see if you’ve found the error.
   Thanks,
   Mary S. 

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2. Tastingnc says:

   September 9, 2011 at 1:53 pm

   http://www.visitnc.com/listings/view/37992

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3. Tastingnc says:

   September 9, 2011 at 2:08 pm

   http://visitpittsboro.com/see/bonlee/mount-vernon-springs-historic-district

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4. Tastingnc says:

   September 12, 2011 at 2:58 pm

   Collected water on Friday the 9th Sept, 2011. Slow flow of two pipes, has some smell of sulfur. Where the water flows there are iron stains. There is some water info posted from a lab done a few years ago. This is remote, but very beautiful with many hardwoods and lush brush. here’s a nice history of it. http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/exhibits/healthandhealing/topic/10/

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5. Chris says:

   January 12, 2012 at 1:53 pm

   There is information on-site with tested mineral content. It includes iron, calcium, manganese, etc.. It also includes the pH, which is 7.7

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6. H. Kent Craig says:

   June 7, 2012 at 1:14 am

   Hi Everyone,

   I took my personal website down in 2008 and I still get the occasional email telling me the link above from my old website for directions is broken (I know) and asking me for directions and water quality analysis reports. I never did have a lab test the waters but the directions from my old webpage about the springs are below. The only thing that has changed since 2008 is that Hgwy 421 is now four-laned past Foust Lane but that’s not a big deal, the rest of the directions are still 100% correct.

   I hope this helps!, Yours, “Kent”/H. Kent Craig

   Directions From US Highway 64 at Siler City, NC: as you
   enter the east side of town, take US Highway 421 South Exit approximately three
   miles south; where the four-lane part of 421 chokes down to a single two lane
   part, go approximately one-quarter mile and look for a green Chatham County road
   sign that reads “Foust Lane” and turn right onto it; follow Foust Lane
   approximately one mile until you come to a stop sign at Old US 421 Highway; go
   straight through the stop sign, across Old 421, over the railroad tracks,
   following that road past the Presbyterian church for another half-mile or so;
   as you go around a sweeping curve to where you see a rural road crossroads at
   the bottom of the hill and a large field of cattle to your right; The Springs
   will be on your left at the bottom of the hill, you’ll see an old concrete foot
   bridge near them and a granite memorial near the road that reads “Mt. Vernon
   Springs C. 1837”, you really can’t miss them; pull down the driveway all the
   way as close as you can get to them since more than likely another partaker of
   The Waters will show up before you leave, the faithful from all over the world
   still making their way to them frequently.

    

   Directions From US Highway 1 at Sanford, NC: Take US Highway
   421 North approximately 25 miles; look for the green Chatham County road sign
   that reads “Foust Lane” and turn left on to it, then follow the rest of the
   directions above to The Springs. If 421 North widens to a four-lane boulevard,
   then you’ve gone too far and just missed it, go up to the next exit and circle
   back down on 421 South and follow the rest of the directions above. You’ll be
   glad you did.
    

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   • Olivia says:

     June 25, 2012 at 8:33 pm

     i emailed you… i was determined! but i found it and didn’t see this until now. when i first went, i just went to the church and planned on just asking someone where the spring was… that i did. i wrote down the results of the tests done in 2006. everything is in mg/l unless otherwise noted. / indicates two different results from two tests.
     arsenic: 0.003
     chloride <5
     copper <.05
     fluoride: .71
     iron: .20/.18
     lead:<0.005
     maganese: 0.10/0.08
     zinc <0.05
     barium <0.1
     cadmium <0.005
     calcium: 96.2/84.1
     chromium: <0.01
     hardness as CaCo3 (CA, Mg): 252/223
     iron soluable <0.05
     magnesium: 2.9/3
     mercury: <0.0005
     ph 7.7
     selenium <0.005
     silver <0.05
     sulfate 186

     tip: going down foust, keep a look out going over the railroad tracks. there is no warning of the oncoming train. the spring is a little bit down (1/4 mile?) from the church.

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     • Olivia says:

       June 25, 2012 at 8:36 pm

       i have yet to go to fuquay spring. does anyone know how that one is? anyone know of any other springs in piedmont nc?

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7. Matt says:

   August 22, 2013 at 11:31 am

   I tried this spring out last weekend. I don’t think I will use it again personally. Others were there using the spring filling up jugs and what not but I found that the water tasted almost like tap water and had a lot of rusty debris in it also. This is my least favorite of 3 springs I have tried in NC so far, flow rate was descent though…

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   • April says:

     June 25, 2014 at 12:20 pm

     If you feel up your bottle by the time you get home the sulfur smell is completely gone. I thought the same thing when I first tasted it. I have seen it at times have debris in it too. I keep looking to see if it has been tested recently and can’t find any information. I think I will just have it tested myself. Love going there though, very peaceful and the flow has been very good. Just want to make sure there is no contaminates in the water.

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     • Ken Stark says:

       March 21, 2016 at 5:09 pm

       This spring is the second spring that I’ve checked out from Findaspring.com. It is a pretty setting with woods around. The water came out of two pipes, with some rust stains around them. The flow was quite slow. It took a couple of minutes to fill a 5 gallon jug. The water had a slight sulfur smell, but otherwise tasted fine. When I measured the water with my TDS meter, it shot up to 280 ppm. This seems very high compared to all other Spring water that I’ve tested. I saw the very limited (in what it was tested for) and outdated (2006) test. It showed no signs of bacteria in that test. I think this is spring water, but I have to wonder why the TDS meter read so high. Still looking for my spring…this was not it.

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     • Maddy says:

       August 22, 2016 at 9:18 pm

       have you found a good one yet?

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   • DARIN WILSON says:

     March 27, 2019 at 8:35 am

     Hi Matt,

     My family and I were looking for springs. In your opinion , what NC spring is best? Thank you for your time.

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8. Leesie says:

   February 11, 2016 at 11:40 am

   Do I need to put any iodine tablets in to kill germs? Can I drink it straight?

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9. Paula says:

   August 3, 2016 at 6:35 pm

   We have been drinking it exclusively for over 6 years and our fingers haven’t fallen off yet 🙂 No need for iodine tablets..

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10. Sara A. says:

    January 14, 2018 at 9:06 pm

    The flow was very slow and the pipe is close to the ground. It was really difficult to fill 3 gallon containers.

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