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==Hotel and spa==
==Hotel and spa==
In the 1830s, a nice hotel was built on the site. (Note: ''we will be expanding this section considerably in November 2009.'')
In 1853, Captain Alden Partridge organized a large fundraising meeting in [[Directory:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]],<ref name=Syracuse_Evening_Chronicle>Syracuse Evening Chronicle, ''[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Syracuse%20NY%20Evening%20Chronicle%20Grayscale/Syracuse%20NY%20Evening%20Chronicle%201853%20grayscale.pdf/Syracuse%20NY%20Evening%20Chronicle%201853%20grayscale%20-%200252.pdf All Sorts]'', April 22, 1853.</ref> in support of his idea to launch a military academy on the site of Brandywine Springs, which came to fruition on May 16, 1853, as the National Scientific and Military Academy. However, in December of that same year, the buildings burned down.<ref name=Ellis>William Arba Ellis, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=55caAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA401&dq=%22National+Scientific+and+Military+Academy%22&ei=nyaISve5I4jWzASe8MDVDQ#v=onepage&q=%22National%20Scientific%20and%20Military%20Academy%22&f=false Norwich University, 1819-1911]'', The Capitol city press, 1911.</ref>
In 1853, Captain Alden Partridge organized a large fundraising meeting in [[Directory:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]],<ref name=Syracuse_Evening_Chronicle>Syracuse Evening Chronicle, ''[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%20Disk3/Syracuse%20NY%20Evening%20Chronicle%20Grayscale/Syracuse%20NY%20Evening%20Chronicle%201853%20grayscale.pdf/Syracuse%20NY%20Evening%20Chronicle%201853%20grayscale%20-%200252.pdf All Sorts]'', April 22, 1853.</ref> in support of his idea to launch a military academy on the site of Brandywine Springs, which came to fruition on May 16, 1853, as the National Scientific and Military Academy. However, in December of that same year, the buildings burned down.<ref name=Ellis>William Arba Ellis, ''[http://books.google.com/books?id=55caAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA401&dq=%22National+Scientific+and+Military+Academy%22&ei=nyaISve5I4jWzASe8MDVDQ#v=onepage&q=%22National%20Scientific%20and%20Military%20Academy%22&f=false Norwich University, 1819-1911]'', The Capitol city press, 1911.</ref>
