[1] Kilaga Springs is located 10.5 miles (16.9 km) west-northwest of Auburn.

The name "Kilaga" came from the first letters of the site's founders, Kimberlin, Landis, and Gaylord.

The water was said to have healing properties and was bottled and distributed.

[3] A spa and resort was soon built, which burned in 1924 and 1938; the spa closed after co-founder Edwin Gaylord was found dead in one of the cottages in 1940.

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