This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/iRB.2ACE/2693.1 Message Board Post: There were no prisons in Avon, But the town was known woldwide as a health resort, (sulpher Springs) The Town had many hotels, A race track (horses) Avon was served by two major railroads, plus it was the center for breeding remounts for the U.S. cav.