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Old 01-05-2011, 01:48 PM   #1
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Default NH Spring Water Co.

I have a bottle labeled New Hampshire Spring Water Co., Weirs NH.
Any searches I do come up with the story of the NASWA which is listed as the Natural Spring Water Co.
Can someone clarify this for me? When did the name change? Why?
How long did they actually bottle?
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Old 01-28-2020, 02:59 PM   #2
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I have one too. Any value?
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Old 01-28-2020, 03:58 PM   #3
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Default A little history

In 1935, Jim and Fannie Salta, immigrants from Lesbos, Greece, were exploring a rocky hillside near the popular tourist destination of Weirs Beach, New Hampshire and found a natural spring of refreshing, clear water and excitedly rushed to evaluate their discovery. The spring water tested as 100% pure, so the Saltas purchased the property and founded the Natural Spring Water Company.

Jim and Fannie sold spring water and homemade baked beans made in an outdoor oven from their general store. People kept asking for a place to stay, so the following year the Saltas added five one-room cabins and christened them the NASWA Spring Water Cabins. Jim and Fannie raised their children on the beautiful shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and the NASWA, a multi-generational business, was born.

In the 1940s, the waterfront property was purchased and cabins were built. The cottages that exist today were built by Hope’s husband Peter in the 1950s.

Decades later, when Laconia’s tourists and traffic increased and the NASWA’s visible roadside location attracted many visitors, the name changed to the NASWA Motor Inn. As the resort added more food, entertainment, and features, it again outgrew its name and became The NASWA Resort.

Hope Makris, Jim and Fannie’s daughter, is the current NASWA owner. She and her husband, Peter (the well-known and loved “Big Kahuna,” who passed away in February 2007), raised their three daughters, Karen, Victoria, and Cynthia, at The NASWA.

And as their family grew, so did the resort facilities. Docks, kayaks, paddle boats, The S.S. NASWA, fine dining in the Blue Bistro, and casual dining at the NazBar & Grill were all introduced under Hope and Peter’s reign. Over the years, the waterfront building and lakeside cottages were added to grow the resort and its appeal. The entire family has been involved in the resort business with daughters Cynthia, Victoria, Karen, and son-in-law Jim now in operations.
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In 1935, Jim and Fannie Salta.....
This history is found on the Naswa site: https://www.naswa.com/history-of-the-naswa-resort/
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I wonder if the spring is still active... Nothing in the history says what happened to it after they started the cabins....
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Before the WRBB ( https://www.des.nh.gov/organization/...ns/water/wrbb/ ) septics were the norm in the area. With overpopulation, it was likely done in by that, just like the Mboro spring was.


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