![]() ![]() ![]() Despite their role in ensuring public access, by the 1880s federal officials followed state laws requiring racial segregation and limited the African Americans’ use of the bathhouses. In 1876, the US Supreme Court ruled against their private land claims and affirmed the nation’s interest in making the thermal water available to all.Īfter the court’s ruling, the federal government began regulating private bathhouses and took active control over improvements that led to better sanitation and distribution of the water. They built cabins and provided amenities to lure travelers to the famed springs. Early settlers ignored federal claims to the land. They formed temporary communities of people who sought to ease their pain in the thermal waters. The promise of improved health drew Civil War veterans and others with disabling conditions to crowded camps near the open springs. As word of the springs spread, Congress declared a four square mile reservation in 1832 to protect the water for public use. Their guides explained that people came to the area to soak in the hot water and recover their health. RELATED TEXT : When William Dunbar and George Hunter explored the nation’s new territories in 1804, they found several crude huts near a steaming spring in the Ouachita Mountains. Several other interesting pictures and notes overlay the the aerial picture, which will also be described.ĬAPTION: Bathhouse Row on the town’s main artery, Central Avenue This monument is located left of center and near the top of the picture of Hot Springs National Park. Standing on the observation deck, at 1,256 feet above sea level, 140 square miles of countryside can be seen, including the entire park and part of the Ouachita Mountains. The new tower opened to the public in June 1983, also having concessions at the base. In 1982, a contract for a new tower was made. First erected as a wooden tower in 1877, the tower was taken down on July 13, 1971. ![]() On the top of Hot Springs Mountain stands a 216 foot tall monument. The Bath Houses are near the bottom of the page, with much of the wilderness and Hot Springs Mountain behind the bath houses. OVERVIEW: Front Side of Brochure IMAGE and TEXT: Central AvenueĭESCRIPTION: The front page of this Hot Springs National Park brochure is an aerial view of the Bath Houses along Central Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas. This version is compatable with most screen reader software. Below is a text only version of the main Hot Springs National Park Brochure. ![]()
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