Despite its unconventional name, Glen Miller Park in Richmond has nothing to do with the famous bandleader who spelled his name with two Ns. Sometime after the civil war, Col. John F. Miller purchased a glen, or valley, to turn into a park. Miller sold the property to the city of Richmond in 1885¹. Although the place is home to fascinating history, I went there specifically for its artesian wells, known around Richmond as “springs.”