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Heart Spring

Shaped like a heart, this spring is 15 feet deep and filled with shimmering emerald green water.

Heart Spring was named by park geologist George Marler in or about 1959 apparently because its shape resembles a human heart. It is 7-1/2 by 10 feet at the surface and 15 feet deep.

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Last Updated: Wednesday, 22-Dec-2004 10:11:27 Eastern Standard Time
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