Moffat was a spa town. People went there for the hydropathic benefits. Iain ----- Original Message ----- From: Lowlandscot@aol.com To: DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: 30 July 2004 14:52 Subject: [D-G LIST] lodging houses in Moffat Hi I am in the process of making an alphabetical index to the 1837 Pigot's directory for Dumfriesshire..and have got to Moffat ...does anyone know why there would be 24 lodging houses in Moffat in the 1830s? This is the first town to have any. Irene ==== DUMFRIES-GALLOWAY Mailing List ==== ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If your line involves the surname BRUCE why not join CLAN-BRUCE-L@rootsweb.com and find out more. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~