The six lonely cylindrical cisterns being consumed by a young forest are the most visible, intact evidence of the Shivar Springs Bottling Company in Fairfield County .  These cisterns are a group of very large stuccoed stone containers with concrete domes, constructed ca. 1900.   At first the company produced only mineral water which was sold for medicinal purposes. By 1915, both mineral water and soft drinks were produced from the spring water and shipped throughout the state.   The Shivar Springs Bottling Company was in operation until the early 1950′s.