Owens Wells, Mississippi | |
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  Owens Wells  Owens Wells | |
| Coordinates:33°05′42″N89°58′04″W / 33.09500°N 89.96778°W /33.09500; -89.96778 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Mississippi |
| County | Holmes |
| Elevation | 292 ft (89 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 39095 |
| Area code | 662 |
| GNIS feature ID | 675353[1] |
Owens Wells is anunincorporated community inHolmes County,Mississippi, United States. Owens Wells is located nearMississippi Highway 12 and is approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east ofLexington and approximately 8 miles (13 km) west ofDurant. The community was once a stop on theYazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad.[2]
Owens Wells was once home to amineral spring and resort.[3] A hotel was built near the spring that was frequented by citizens of theDelta.[4] The resort could accommodate up to 150 guests and the springs were purported to cure "torpid liver,malaria, chills and fever, indigestion,dyspepsia, biliousness, general debility, constipation, all forms of kidney trouble...andpiles."[5] The spring was still producing usable mineral water in 1915.[6]
A post office operated under the name Owens Wells from 1889 to 1919.[7]
In 1910, GovernorEdmond Noel gave a speech in Owens Wells that summarized his tenure as governor until that point.[8]
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