Gideon Resort - History

Gideon Putnam Resort Hotel History / Gideon Putnam

Gideon Putnam Resort & Spa

Destination HistoryFrom the first small Gideon Putnam hotel rose the village of Saratoga Springs, Saratoga Spa State Park and the Gideon Putnam Resort. Learn how our remarkable history has shaped who we are and what we do. Visit GideonPutnam.com.

Our hotel bears the name of the very founder of Saratoga Springs — Gideon Putnam. A visionary who settled near High Rock Spring in 1795, he saw the area´s potential and purchased land near Congress Spring to build Putnam´s Tavern and Boarding House.
Gideon soon enlarged the guesthouse to accommodate demand for access to the area springs and went on to lay out his plans for a village – calling it Saratoga Springs. The name comes from the Iroquois word "Sarachtogoe," which means “place of swift water.”
In tribute to the profound and lasting effect of his early efforts, the state funded the project in the 1930´s to build the Saratoga Spa State Park including the Gideon Putnam Resort.

Today, Gideon Putnam Resort proves as enduring as our namesake, celebrating our 7th decade of continuous operation.

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