Gemini Springs is known for its twin springs within a 210 acre area probably much larger if you consider the vast amount of woods and trails in the area. Two of the springs are 100 feet apart and 6.5 million gallons of fresh water bubble up per day. Their is a 3rd spring which is a few hundred feet away. I am also pretty sure their are caverns under Gemini Springs as well.

The springs are located between Enterprise and Debary. If you recall Enterprise is now a ghost town that has been rebuilt on with new structures and Debary is known for Debary Hall which we investigated. Both towns boasted alot of farming back in the 1800s and these springs were part of it. 

During the 1800s the land was used for timber, citrus, and turpentine production from longleaf pine trees. John Padgett bought the land around the late 1800s raised cattle, grew sugar cane, operated a cane press to sell sugar juice to train passengers as they visited Enterprise. Their is a two story farm house and a barn on the property research tells just that John Padgett is the one who built these structures. At night they are kind of eerie and are used as an office and a residence for the current caretakers. 

Over the years the land did change many hands and eventually in 1969 Charles and Saundra Gray purchased the acreage surrounding the springs. They were the last private owners and eventually they sold the land to the state and county in 1994. The Gray family gave the springs its name and raised prize winning Santa Gertrudis Cattle on the property. When they owned the land they built an earthen damn, reservoir, two arched bridges, a stone BBQ building and even a spring house.

If you were to visit the springs you would see a dock, boat house, many trails, an orchard, barn, house, playground, a floating dock and so much more. Its a very secluded place I mean to even get to the springs is a very long hike. You will see things like memorials even a few plaques one which talks about the grand Debary Hall nearby.

This place seems to have alot of energy but we must ask ourselves who are these ghost that roam these ancient springs? Are they previous families that lived off the land? Timucuan Indians? People who have perished here from accidents? The whole area is very peaceful yet their is this constant gloomy feeling as you look down the river. Their are gators and our first investigation we spotted a giant catfish near one of the docks.

Their are places on the land that are wide open areas you could tell were fields with crops at one time or grazing areas for cattle. Very little has changed here and the springs look much like they did in the 1800s except for the gloomy lamps which line the road going into this gem.

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