Indian, Wagon Trail, now Shades Crest 
Road, led to popular chalybeate 
springs. Summit, now Bluff Park, was 
a resort known for its view, cool air 
and healing mineral water. In 1899 
school / church was built. In 1909 
Bluff Park Hotel, built on land 
settled by Hale Family, lost to 
fire in 1925. In 1996 Alabama 
Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
HOOVER HISTORICAL SOCIETY
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