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Origin Story. The Hunter-Dunbar expedition was dispatched by Thomas Jefferson to survey part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, beginning along the Mississippi River in Natchez, then continuing along the Red River, the Ouachita River, and then “overland to the hot springs on the Washita," as Jefferson wrote.
Hot Springs, the seat of Garland County, is located in the picturesque Ouachita Mountains, largely surrounded by Hot Springs National Park. It gets its name from the natural spring water that flows out of the ground at 147 degrees F. These famous waters pervade the history of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
A hot spring, hydrothermal spring, or geothermal spring is a spring produced by the emergence of geothermally heated groundwater onto the surface of the Earth. The groundwater is heated either by shallow bodies of magma (molten rock) or by circulation through faults to hot rock deep in the Earth's crust.
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Visiting Hot Springs, Arkansas, today, it’s hard to imagine the city as a hotbed for organized crime, such as gambling, prostitution and bootlegging. But from the late-1800s through the mid-1900s, especially in the 1930s, Hot Springs was a popular hangout for Al Capone, Frank Costello, Bugs Moran, Lucky Luciano, and other infamous mobsters. The saf...
In 1886, Cap Anson brought his Chicago White Stockings (now the Cubs) to Hot Springs, Arkansas. Famous for its hot mineral waters and Ouachita Mountain scenery as well as its hotels and nightlife, this bustling turn-of-the-century resort town was the perfect place for something no one had ever heard of: annual spring training for professional baseb...
Explore Arkansas’ own sin city with a self-guided tour inspired by a newly-released book that digs deep into Hot Springs’ sordid past: The Vapors - A Southern Family, the New York Mob, and the Rise and Fall of Hot Springs, America’s Forgotten Capital of Viceby Hot Springs native David Hill.
Serving as a Visitor Center for Hot Springs National Park, the bathhouse first opened in 1915 and now offers a preserved glimpse of the peak of the bathing culture with a historically furnished museum. Located at 1011 Park Avenue, the home is not currently open for tours but it currently under preservation for future use. 239 Central Avenue - The A...
Apr 25, 2021 · Throughout time, natural hot springs were the reason for communities to establish settlements close to thermal water sources to use them for health benefits, recreation, and domestic purposes. An extensive exploration of the history of hot spring use has led to...
- Patricia Erfurt
- patricia.erfurt@my.jcu.edu.au
- 2021
Nov 30, 2015 · A town of 35,000 about halfway between Memphis and Dallas, Hot Springs was once a major destination for high rollers from Chicago and St. Louis. In 1946, visitors took 649,000 baths on...
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Hot Springs National Park has a long and colorful history, beginning long before its designation as Hot Springs Reservation in 1832. American Indians came here for thousands of years to quarry novaculite for their tools and weapons.
