Saratoga Springs
a village in Saratoga co., N. Y.; on the Boston and Maine and the Delaware and Hudson railroads; 38 miles N. of Albany. Besides being one of the most fashionable summer resorts in the world, Saratoga is visited by many persons for its medicinal advantages. Here are a large num- SARCOPHAGUS ber of mineral springs, now owned by the State of New York, together with a reservation of some 350 acres; some of these are of great celebrity, the water being used not only for local consumption, but bottled in large quantities for exportation. The village contains over 30 hotels, some of great elegance and capable of accommodating more than 1,000 guests each. Here are a Convention Hall, Skidmore School of Arts, Athenæum, several private schools, hospital, armory, National banks, and daily, weekly, and monthly periodicals. There are manufactures of paper, furniture, machinery, etc. Pop. (1910) 12,693; (1920) 13,181.