About Springwood NSW
Springwood (371m)
This location was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie when he camped
here on his outward journey over Cox’s new road in April 1815. He wrote in
his journal: "We then haulted at three o’clock in a very pretty wooded plain
near a spring of very good fresh water, and pitched our tent near the side of
the road. The place being very pretty I have named it Spring-Wood." In 1816
a military depot was established near the site of this camp.When the military
presence was eventually withdrawn in the early 1840s, Thomas Boland built
the Springwood Inn. During the period of the military stackade and Boland’s
Inn, Springwood was a popular stopping place for travellers along the Western
Road and, particularly during the gold rush which began in the early 1850s,
became at times a huge encampment of tents etc. Following the construction
of the railway, Springwood became popular with the wealthy citizens of
Sydney as a place to build their country homes.
Our group includes the towns of Springwood, Faulconbridge, Valley Heights, Sun Valley, North Springwood, Winmalee, Hawkesbury Heights and Yellow Rock.
Please post photos of the area - of the towns community and bush, including historic photos.
See more on Blue Mountains town names here: www.bmcc.nsw.gov.au/yourcommunity/library/aboutthebluemou...
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