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Whiskey Hollow Spring, Memphis, NY

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Description

A great spring located in a beautiful forest

Nearest Address

Whiskey Hollow Rd, Memphis, NY 13112

Directions from Nearest Address

N/A

Vital Information

  • Fee: No Fee
  • Access: Public
  • Flow: Continuous
  • TDS: N/A
  • Temp: N/A
  • pH: N/A

Hours Spring is Open:

24/7/365

GPS: N/A

Map Link: Whiskey Hollow Spring Map

Submitted by: Casey Inman

Category : New York / USA
  • Gfoster67

    The local authorities close the road at night due to trouble makers and the areas “reputation”.

  • Heather

    Just made my first trip out there — it’s a bit hard to find, even with a GPS, but don’t be deterred! It’s worth the trip!

  • Bhart2

    This place is great. My family used to fill up jugs there for a week’s worth at a time. There is a pipe near the road, just fill up. Be careful though, it is spooky, desolate,  and only go during the day.

  • Wljaney

    I took this picture of the spring at Whiskey Hollow in April 2011.  My family lives around the area and members of my family still fill up their own bottles every week just as my parents did when I was a child.  As a matter of fact, I was there on this particular day because I gave my 78 year old father a ride to fill up his bottles for the week.  My father was diagnosed with lung cancer in January 2011 and passed away on 1 September 2011.  He was a heavy smoker all of his life.  We suspect that he had the cancer as far back as early 2010 but he did not see a doctor until January 2011.  He was very active until the last 2 months of his life and never took prescribed medications until those last 2 months.  He always told me that his own parents would go to this spring and obtain their water.  My mother’s parents did as well.  It is neverending and a beautiful area.  I have no doubt that this special spring helped my father to remain very active while living with lung cancer.  The area at Whiskey Hollow….so named because the legend is that there was a bootleg distillery way back in the early 1900′s…..is a beautiful area but yes, a bit isolated and “spooky”.  Be careful on the road as well because it is quite a bit of a drop over cliffs if you miss a turn. 

  • Wljaney

    Just a few more photos of the area which I took in April of 2011.  This is the road through Whiskey Hollow.  There are deep ravines on the sides of the road and no guardrails.  I wouldn’t recommend going there in the late fall because people do hunt in this area.  There is a deep cave off to the left and up the hill if you are facing the spring.  I don’t think the spring should be listed as Memphis, NY because it is actually right outside of Baldwinsville, NY. 

  • Hcsteffen

    Is there an easy way to locate where it is? 

  • Wljaney

    Directions:    http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=baldwinsville+ny&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=2541l4549l0l6721l13l8l0l4l4l2l261l1733l0.3.5l12l0&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1024&bih=582&wrapid=tlif132285118778810&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl

    690W/N to Baldwinsville, NY……..Take the 1st Exit for Baldwinsville (Rt. 31)……..Left at the bottom of the ramp onto Downer Street/County Rd. 272/Kingdom Rd……..go several miles and make Left onto E. Dead Creek Rd………go several more miles past Connors Rd. and then Right onto Whiskey Hollow Rd.

    Once on Whiskey Hollow Rd. it is about halfway down the road on the Right.  When you leave the spring and continue on Whiskey Hollow Rd……go to the end and make a Right onto Perry Rd……..then Right onto Connors Rd…….then Left onto E. Dead Creek Rd. and back to Downer Street/County Rd.272/Kingdom Rd. 

  • Hcsteffen

    Do you do anything to the water before drinking??

  • Wljaney

    My family has never boiled or done anything to the water before drinking it.  My family has been drinking this water for over 100 years with no health issues that I am aware of.  My immediate family still obtains this water every week for their drinking water supply.  I drank the water when I was growing up and continue to drink it when visiting family.  I do not live in the State or I would drink it every week. 

  • Guest

    Does anyone know if this water has been reliably tested recently? We called the county health department and all they could say was that they tested it some years ago (1998) and that they don’t recommend it for drinking

  • Guest

    On a second phone call to the county they said that the earlier test showed high levels of iron.