Fdr warm springs georgia. Roosevelts retreat at georgias warm springs including his little white house now a state museum the scenic nearby pine mountain area where fdr enjoyed. He first came to warm springs in 1924 hoping to find a cure for the infantile paralysis polio that had struck him in 1921. Roosevelt warm springs remains a national treasure and georgia point of pride we invite you to visit our national historic landmark campus whenever you are in the area and please contact us at 706 655 5000 for additional information.
The georgia warm springs foundation granted the property to the state of georgia. Swimming in the 88 degree buoyant spring waters brought him no miracle cure but it did bring. The state created the memorial commission a self perpetuating body opening the little white house to the public in 1948.
Since the invention of the polio vaccine rws has focused on continuing president roosevelts legacy through empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve personal. In 1980 roosevelts little white house and historic pools and springs became part of the georgia department of natural resources state. President roosevelt likely drew inspiration to create new deal programs such as the agricultural adjustment administration and the rural electrification administration during these drivesindeed the president called warm springs the birthplace of the rural electrification administration in 1938.