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Dip Into the Past (Warm Springs) 
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    Warm Springs is home to the Little White House, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's vacation home. FDR's battle with polio led him to the area, and he found the fresh spring water beneficial to his paralysis. He established the Warm Springs Institute here to treat patients with polio and other diseases. David visits "Dip Into the Past," an event that opens the original spring water pools that the president and patients used to visitors. He also stops off at the Institute to see the "Whatever Happened to Polio" exhibit. With the natural beauty of the pools and the smiling faces of the locals, it's easy to see why Georgia's favorite president loved this area so much. www.warmspringsga.com, www.gastateparks.org, and www.rooseveltrehab.org


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    Friday, August 15, 2008 - 9:00pm


     
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