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The Exploration of Hot Springs
"Tradition has it that the first Europeans to see the springs were the Spanish explorer Hernando and his troops in 1541. French trappers, hunters and traders became familiar with the area in the late-17th century. In 1803, the United States aquired the area when it was purchased in the Loisianna Territiory from France, and the the very next year the president Thomas Jefferson dispatched an expedition led by Wiliam Dunbar and George Hunter to explore the
newly aquired springs. Their report to the President was widely publicized and stirred up interest in the "Hot Springs of the Washita."
In the years that followed, more and more people came here to soak in the waters, Soon the idea of "reserving" the springs for the Nation took root, and a proposal was submitted to the Congress by the territorial representative, Ambrose H. Sevier. Then in 1892, the Federal Government took the unprecedented step of settings aside four sections of land here, the first U.S. reservation made simply to preserve a natural resource. Little effort was made
to mark the boundaries adequately, and by the mid 1800s, claims and counterclaims were filed on the springs and the land surrounding them.
"In the 1870s, the government continued to control the springs and reserve certain areas as federal property. Private bathhouses, under the supervision of the Federal Government were allowed to be built. The establishments ranged from the simple to the luxurious. Gradually the city of Hot Springs came to be called "The National Spa," and the such slogans as 'Uncle Sam Bathes the World" and The Nations Health Sanitarium" were used to
promote the city. By 1921, the Hot Springs Reservation was such a popular destination for vacationer and seekers of health, that the new National Park Service's first Director, Steven Mather, convinced the Congress to declare the reservation the 18th National Park.
Monumental bathhouses built along Bathhouse Row about that time catered to crowds of health seekers. These new establishments, full of the latest equipment, pampered the bather in artful surroundings. Marble and tile decorated floors, walls and partitions. Some rooms sported polished brass, murals, fountains, statues and even stained glass. Gymnasiums, and beauty shops helped cure seekers in their efforts to look and feel better.
Shortly after World War II, changes in medial technology and in the use of leisure time resulted in a decline in water therapies. People also began to prefer taking the open road in their own cars rather than traveling by train. One by one, the bathhouses began to close down as business began to decline.
Restoration Efforts
With the decline of bathing in the 1950s, the bathhouses themselves began to close their doors and fell into disrepair. On Bathhouse Row only the Buckstaff House remains open to public bathing at the present time.
In the 1980s, local citizens and the National Park Service began to explore ways to return the Bathhouses to their historic grandure. The fortuitous union of private money and public guidance has helped return both the exterior and interiors of these buildings to their original beauty. These unique commercial houses have been adapted for muliple uses under the provisions of the historic property leasing program.
The Fordyce Bathhouse reopened its doors after undergoing extensive restoration in 1989. To the local visitor that wishes to step back into the 1920s to visit this Post World War II Era, little has appeared to change.
The restorative effort is made complete with men and womens furniture, steam cabinets, tubs, massage tables, chiropody tools, billard table, grande piano, beauty parlor and hydrotherapy equipment prevalant in those days."
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Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Little Rock, AR (52.4 miles, pop.
183,133).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Shreveport, LA (148.7 miles, pop.
200,145).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Dallas, TX (282.0 miles, pop. 1,188,580).
Nearest cities: Lake
Hamilton, AR (5.3 miles), Piney, AR (5.4
miles), Rockwell, AR (5.8 miles), Mountain Pine, AR (9.6 miles), Hot Springs Village, AR (12.3
miles), Fountain Lake, AR (12.5
miles), Rockport, AR (18.0 miles), Malvern, AR (19.2 miles).
Single-family new house construction building
permits:
- 1996: 130 buildings, average cost: $97,900
- 1997: 109 buildings, average cost: $93,200
- 1998: 101 buildings, average cost: $113,000
- 1999: 117 buildings, average cost: $108,500
- 2000: 105 buildings, average cost: $109,500
- 2001: 106 buildings, average cost: $109,300
- 2002: 117 buildings, average cost: $109,300
Area code: 501
Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social
services (23.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services
(16.1%), Retail trade (13.7%), Manufacturing
(10.8%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Hot Springs:
- ADVANCE CARE HOSPITAL (300 WERNER STREET, THIRD FLOOR)
- HOT SPRINGS REHABILITATION CENTER (105 RESERVE AVENUE)
- HOT SPRINGS SURGICAL HOSPITAL (1636 HIGDON FERRY ROAD)
- LEO N LEVI NATIONAL ARTHRITIS (300 PROSPECT AVE)
- NATIONAL PARK MEDICAL CENTER INC (1910 MALVERN AVENUE)
- ST JOSEPHS MERCY HEALTH CENTER INC (300 WERNER STREET)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Hot
Springs:
- MEMORIAL FIELD (about 3 miles; HOT SPRINGS, AR; ID: HOT)
- ADAMS FIELD (about 60 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; ID: LIT)
- LITTLE ROCK AFB (about 70 miles; JACKSONVILLE, AR; ID: LRF)
Other public-use airports nearest to Hot Springs:
- MALVERN MUNI (about 25 miles; MALVERN, AR; ID: M78)
- DEXTER B FLORENCE MEMORIAL FIELD (about 29 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; ID: M89)
- SALINE COUNTY/WATTS FIELD (about 32 miles; BENTON, AR; ID: M99)
Colleges/Universities in Hot Springs:
- GARLAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,329;
Location: 101 COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: WWW.GCCC.CC.AR.US)
- QUAPAW TECHNICAL INSTITUTE (FT enrollment: 215; Location: 200 MID
AMERICA BLVD; Public; Website: www.qti.tec.ar.us)
- HOT SPRINGS BEAUTY COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 57; Location: 634 MALVERN
AVE; Private, for-profit)
- BROADWAY SCHOOL OF REAL ESTATE (Location: 1009 W GRAND AVE; Private,
for-profit)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Hot
Springs:
- HENDERSON STATE UNIVERSITY (about 32 miles; ARKADELPHIA, AR; Full-time
enrollment: 3,109)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT LITTLE ROCK (about 52 miles; LITTLE ROCK, AR; FT
enrollment: 8,024)
- ARKANSAS TECH UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; RUSSELLVILLE, AR; FT enrollment:
4,450)
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL ARKANSAS (about 64 miles; CONWAY, AR; FT enrollment:
7,693)
- UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS AT PINE BLUFF (about 78 miles; PINE BLUFF, AR; FT
enrollment: 2,801)
- SOUTHERN ARKANSAS UNIVERSITY MAIN CAMPUS (about 87 miles; MAGNOLIA, AR; FT
enrollment: 2,646)
- ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY-BEEBE BRANCH (about 90 miles; BEEBE, AR; FT
enrollment: 3,840)
Public high schools in Hot Springs:
- HOT SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 771; Location: 701 EMORY; Grades:
09 - 12)
- LAKESIDE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 567; Location: 2871 MALVERN AVENUE;
Grades: 10 - 12)
- FOUNTAIN LAKE HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 562; Location: 4207 PARK AVENUE;
Grades: 07 - 12)
- CUTTER-MORNING STAR HIGH SCH. (Students: 295; Location: 2801 SPRING
STREET; Grades: 07 - 12)
- QUAPAW VOCATIONAL CENTER (Location: 200 MID-AMERICA BLVD; Grades: 09
- 12)
Private high schools in Hot Springs:
- 2ND BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 231; Location: 600 GARLAND
AVE; Grades: KG - 12)
- GOSPEL LIGHT BAPTIST SCHOOL (Students: 62; Location: 516 THIRD
STREET; Grades: KG - 12)
- LIGHTHOUSE CHRISTIAN SCHOOL (Students: 27; Location: 2535 EAST GRAND
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Hot Springs:
- HOT SPRINGS MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 896; Location: 701 MAIN; Grades:
KG - 12)
- OAKLAWN MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 654; Location: 301 OAKLAWN
BOULEVARD; Grades: KG - 05)
- LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 633; Location: 2923 MALVERN AVENUE;
Grades: 05 - 07)
- FOUNTAIN LAKE ELEMENTARY (Students: 594; Location: 4207 PARK AVENUE;
Grades: KG - 06)
- LAKESIDE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (Students: 562; Location: 2855 MALVERN
AVENUE; Grades: 02 - 04)
- GARDNER MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 470; Location: 525 HAMMOND LANE;
Grades: KG - 05)
- LAKESIDE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 443; Location: 2865 MALVERN
AVENUE; Grades: 08 - 09)
- CUTTER-MORNING STAR ELEM. SCH. (Students: 367; Location: 2801 SPRING
STREET; Grades: KG - 06)
- LANGSTON MAGNET SCHOOL (Students: 357; Location: 120 CHESTNUT;
Grades: PK - 05)
- LAKESIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL (Students: 349; Location: 2841 MALVERN
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 01)
Private primary/middle schools in Hot Springs:
- ST JOHN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 176; Location: 583 WEST GRAND
AVENUE; Grades: KG - 8)
- ST MICHAEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 160; Location: 1125 MALVERN;
Grades: PK - 6)
- ST. LUKE'S DAY SCHOOL (Students: 88; Location: PO BOX 1117; Grades:
PK - 4)
Library in Hot Springs:
- TRI-LAKES REGIONAL LIBRARY (Operating income: $1,906,961; Location:
1427 MALVERN AVE., ROOM 144; 188,804 books; 4,591 audio materials; 8,107 video
materials; 538 serial subscriptions)
Hot Springs compared to Arkansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state
average.
- Median age significantly above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below
state average.
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