Open Springs -- Bathhouse Row, Hot Springs NP, Hot Springs AR
N 34° 30.852 W 093° 03.191
15S E 495118 N 3819172
The historic marker placed in front of the Open Springs along the Grand Promenade behind Bathhouse Row on Central Avenue
Waymark Code: WMX7HW
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2017
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This historic marker at the Open Springs explains the earliest history of this area, before the springs were developed into the center of a spa and bathing industry.
The marker reads as follows:
"OPEN SPRINGS
As early as the 1840s the bathhouses were capping springs to control and use them. These springs evoke predevelopment days when water flowed freely from the mountain side. The water of Open Springs has an average temperature of 134*F (56*C).
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The water is extremely hot as it emerges from the ground, but several species of algae can tolerate its high temperatures. Although the thermal water is relatively low in mineral content, some 1300 pounds of minerals are contained in the water that flows each day from the Park’s 47 springs."
History of Marker:
One of several markers placed by the National Park Service along Bathhouse Row in Hot Springs National Park
Link to Marker: Not listed
Additional Parking: Not Listed
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