org/citiestour. founded in 1883 as a historical society and saratoga. show theon is to history relating to the city specifically. the exhibit where going to be going through is our orientation exhibit tells the story of the city of saratoga springs all the way up to the 20th century. the first part of the exhibit where going to look at is saratoga springs and prehistoric times through the 18th-century. at the most important things about saratoga is the spring water. it of americans visited here for hundreds of years because they felt that the water had healing properties. built up from mineral deposits. drank theme here, water, and also hunted in the areas around saratoga lake. this part of the exhibition has many artifacts related to native americans, some dating back to thousands of years that were found along the lake itself. when artifact we like to show is a piece of the deposit from high rock springs. if you visit today, it looks , volcanoes.little it is a buildup of the mineral springs. people the 19th century, would visit and chip pieces away as