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Hot Springs Mountain
The Mountain View Railway Company of Hot Springs was autho...
Gulpha Gorge
The earliest visitors who came to thehot springs to &ldquo...
Arlington Hotel
In1874, Samuel W. Fordyce and other investors fina...
Bathhouse Row
In the1880s, elegant frame bathhouses were erected along B...
Grand Promenade
In the early 1890s, Robert Stevens, the career United Stat...
Government Free Bathhouse
U.S. Free Bathhouse, or Government Free Bathhouse was open...
Crystal and Pythian Bathhouses
Little is known about African American bathing services du...
Army-Navy Hospital
In 1883, the first Army and Navy General Hospital was buil...
Fordyce Bathhouse
Businessman and railroad magnate Samuel Wesley Fordyce was...
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Composed of over 2.3 million acres of land, the Wallowa-Wh...
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Hot Springs Mountain
The Mountain View Railway Company of Hot Springs was authorized to construct observatory towers along its route for visitor’s pleasure. Thus, the Hot Springs Mountain observatory tower opened to the public in May 1906. The Department of the Interior granted ...
Gulpha Gorge
The earliest visitors who came to thehot springs to “take the bathe” and seek health from its mysterious waters may have been a group of Indians on the Archaic level, as evidence of their occupation is scattered throughout the State ...
Arlington Hotel
In1874, Samuel W. Fordyce and other investors financed the construction of the town’s first luxury hotel, The Arlington, at the end of bathhouse row on Valley Street. For a time, fire threatened the Arlington Hotel, and the fire of ...
Bathhouse Row
In the1880s, elegant frame bathhouses were erected along Bathhouse Row on the east side of Central Avenue. First to appear was the Ozark Bathhouse, built on bathhouse sites no.4, taking over the previous spot of the Weir and George’s Iron ...
Grand Promenade
In the early 1890s, Robert Stevens, the career United States Army officer in charge, planned overall improvements of the Hot Springs Reservation. Over a five-year period he planned and oversaw construction of a suite of enhancements, including the formal entrance ...
Government Free Bathhouse
U.S. Free Bathhouse, or Government Free Bathhouse was opened in 1878, when the first superintendent of the Hot Springs Reservation, Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley, recognized that large numbers of poor visitors were using a spring known as “Mud Hole.” Kelley ...
Crystal and Pythian Bathhouses
Little is known about African American bathing services during the 1860s and 1870s. In the 1880s black patrons could buy bath tickets at the Ozark Bathhouse, the Independent Bathhouse, and possibly the Rammelsberg Bathhouse on Bathhouse Row, but they were ...
Army-Navy Hospital
In 1883, the first Army and Navy General Hospital was built in Hot Springs National Park as one of the country’s oldest Army general hospital. The hospital was dedicated to serving the sick and wounded of the United States fighting ...
Fordyce Bathhouse
Businessman and railroad magnate Samuel Wesley Fordyce was a key figure in the early development and promotion of Hot Springs as an international spa and resort. He first visited in 1873 seeking a cure for lingering health problems caused by ...
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Composed of over 2.3 million acres of land, the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest includes areas within Oregon and Idaho. Within the boundaries of the forest visitors can enjoy the scenic beauty of four separate wilderness areas, ten designated Wild a Scenic ...
