Wesselhoeft Water-Cure: literary and therapeutic magnet

Brattleboro Water-Cures were a literary and therapeutic magnet

Wesselhoeft Water-Cure was a literary magnet.

Drawing some of the best of writers of the mid 19th century such as Harriet Beecher Stowe, Longfellow, Julia Howe, Francis Perkins, it was a cultural hub that helped form Brattleboro's literary/ therapeutic identity.

Brattleboro Words Trail audio production: Lissa Weinmann

Research & Production

Audio Producer: Lissa Weinmann

Audio Editor: Sally Seymour

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