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The land around Oliver Springs had been used for centuries as an Indian hunting ground, but it was the springs that encourged them to stay. The springs, whose reputation for miraculous medicinal properties lasted until the 20th century, were known as "Tah-hah-lehaha" to the Cherokee, a name meaning "Healing waters". The land remained unexplored until 1761, when Elisha Walden traveled through the Clinch and Powell river valleys. Settlement in the area did not begin in earnest until the 1790's.

The town was originally known as Winter's Gap in honor of Maj. Moses Winter,the first settler. Growth remained slow, but by 1826, Richard Oliver became the towns first postmaster. The town was renamed Oliver's in his honor, then briefly to Poplar Springs, and then to Oliver Springs. Oliver had built a 35 room inn in the 1830's and began the first promotion of the mineral springs. The inn was used as a hospital by both sides during the Civil War.

Joseph Richards bought Oliver's land in 1873. He built the first resort hotel, which was replaced in 1895 by a 150-room hotel. From 1895 until it burned in 1905, the Oliver Springs Hotel was a nationally known destination. The railroad, which came to Oliver Springs in 1888, brought thousands of visitors to the springs.

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