Biography
!In 1871 a pharmacist named Peter Greene bought a natural spring in the Ouachita Mountains with his brother John. They put the water from the spring in bottles and began selling it. They called it Mountain Valley Spring Water.
People visited Hot Springs, Arkansas to relax in the health spas. They drank Mountain Valley Spring water when they visited. They liked the water so much that they wanted to drink it at home, too! Mountain Valley Spring Water was sold from New York City to California. It was the first bottled water that you could buy from coast to coast. This special water from Arkansas even went to the White House! Today, members of the Senate still drink Mountain Valley Spring Water.
Even the horses who race in Hot Springs drink Mountain Valley Spring Water. The famous horse, Secretariat, drank it. Lots of famous people drank this special spring water also. Do you know the names Frank Sinatra, Elvis, or Joe Louis? They drank Mountain Valley Spring Water, too!
Mountain Valley Spring Water is still bottled at the original spring in the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas.
Did you know that water can win awards for taste? It’s true! And Mountain Valley Spring Water has won prizes in the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting two times. It even won a silver medal in the 2018 competition!
People visited Hot Springs, Arkansas to relax in the health spas. They drank Mountain Valley Spring water when they visited. They liked the water so much that they wanted to drink it at home, too! Mountain Valley Spring Water was sold from New York City to California. It was the first bottled water that you could buy from coast to coast. This special water from Arkansas even went to the White House! Today, members of the Senate still drink Mountain Valley Spring Water.
Even the horses who race in Hot Springs drink Mountain Valley Spring Water. The famous horse, Secretariat, drank it. Lots of famous people drank this special spring water also. Do you know the names Frank Sinatra, Elvis, or Joe Louis? They drank Mountain Valley Spring Water, too!
Mountain Valley Spring Water is still bottled at the original spring in the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas.
Did you know that water can win awards for taste? It’s true! And Mountain Valley Spring Water has won prizes in the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting two times. It even won a silver medal in the 2018 competition!
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