Enslaved African Americans built a wooden observatory at the front of the hotel. From the observatory, white guests could watch Confederate and Union armies battle during the Civil War. Eventually the threat of war, raids, and plundering caused a decline in visitors to Beersheba Springs. It was sold to Northern investors.
Enslaved African Americ.ans built, a wooden observatory at the front of the hotel. From the observatory white guests could watch Confederate and Union armies battle during the Civil War. Eventually the threat of war, raids and plundering caused a decline in visitors to Beersheba Springs It was sold to Northern investors.