History of the West Baden Springs Hotel

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The French Lick House Hotel on the French Lick property in 1850.

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Mile Lick Inn at the French Lick property in 1901.

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A fire in 1901 destroyed nearly everything at the hotel.

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Luckily, all guests escaped unharmed in the 1901 fire, but repairs to the hotel had to be made.

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Following the fire, construction was complete on the West Baden Springs Hotel in 1902.

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The hotel was used as a military hospital in the early 1900s because World War I devastated the economy.

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The Jesuits bought West Baden and for 30 years, it was a seminary.

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There was a shift to the Northwood Institute, which resulted in a wall collapsing from eventual disintegration.

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West Baden Springs Hotel in the 1900s.

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