Kramer is a small town in Liberty Township

Liberty Township, Warren County, Indiana

Liberty Township is one of twelve townships in Warren County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 850.-Geography:Liberty Township covers an area of ; of this, or 0.04 percent is water. It contains the Potholes at Fall Creek Gorge, a scenic natural location owned and...

, Warren County

Warren County, Indiana

Warren County lies in western Indiana between the Illinois border and the Wabash River in the United States. Before the arrival of non-indigenous settlers in the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by several Native American tribes. The county was officially established in 1827 and...

, Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

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History

On November 5, 1885, a post office was established called Cameron Springs, named for its first postmaster William Cameron. On June 12, 1889 the name was changed to Indiana Mineral Springs, and on March 23, 1901 it was changed again to Kramer, for the Henry L. Kramer who built the nearby resort Hotel Mudlavia

Hotel Mudlavia

Hotel Mudlavia was a hotel and spa built on the site of a natural spring near the town of Kramer in Warren County, Indiana. The spring was discovered by Samuel Story, a Civil War soldier who, in August 1884, was reputed to have been working in the mud digging a drainage ditch...

. Mudlavia offered treatments that took advantage of the local mineral springs, which were believed to have therapeutic properties.

Indianapolis-based bottled water company Cameron Springs drew on the water's reputation to help market its product. Perrier Group of America

Perrier

Perrier is a brand of bottled mineral water made from a spring in Vergèze in the Gard département of France. The spring is naturally carbonated...

 acquired Cameron Springs for approximately $10.5 million in June 2000.

Geography

Kramer is located about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north of the county seat of Williamsport

Williamsport, Indiana

Williamsport is a town in Washington Township, Warren County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,898 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Warren County and is the largest of the four incorporated towns in the county...

, and is surrounded by wooded hills and gullies that lead down to Big Pine Creek

Big Pine Creek (Indiana)

Big Pine Creek is a creek in northwestern Indiana, USA. It begins in Round Grove Township in southwestern White County and flows generally southward through Benton and Warren counties before meeting the Wabash River near the town of Attica...

less than half a mile to the west.