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- Address:
- 777 West Putnam Avenue
Greenwich, CT 06830
- Phone:
- 800-288-8281
- Company Information:
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Great Bear Natural Spring Water is one of the bottles water industry's oldest companies and has been bottled since 1888. It joined the Perrier Group of America in 1987. Legend has it that the father of Hiawatha, the hero of Longfellow's poem, met and vanquished a large bear. Exhausted and in dire need of water, the warrior sought out a spring in the area known to his tribe. Giving thanks to the god of water for his drink, he named the spring "Mishemokwa" meaning great bear, in honor of his victory. The spring is in the heart of Onondaga County in Central New York State , where it is protected by remote woodlands and sheltering rock formations. The spring water filters through layers of gray and white sand and fine sandstone gravel, emerging at about 52 degrees F.
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