Front: Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Back: This spring is the city's water supply. Estimated flow is 24,000,000 gallons daily and is one block from city square.
Front: The Big Spring, Huntsville, Ala. Capacity 24,000,000 Gallons Daily. Back: John Hunt, the founder of Huntsville, in 1805, was the first white man to build his hut on the banks of Big Spring, and it was from this pioneer that Huntsville takes its name.