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Hot Springs, city (1990 pop. 32,462), seat of Garland co., W central Ark.; settled 1807, inc. 1876. The city nearly surrounds Hot Springs National Park, whose hot mineral springs made the city a famous health resort. Bottled mineral water is produced, and there is diversified manufacturing. Situated in the Ouachita Mts., the city is at the center of the reservoir system of the Ouachita River. The area was visited by the Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto De Soto, Hernando (dĭsō`tō, Span. ĕrnän`dō dā sō`tō), c.1500–1542, Spanish explorer. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1541. The properties of the local mineral waters were investigated in 1804 under the authorization of President Thomas Jefferson. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He would send his trunk up to Shelly Hot Springs on Joe's ticket. The encircling walls, the central lake, the hot springs which feed the lake, all point to a conclusion, and the fauna and the flora bear indisputable evidence that Caprona was once part of some great land-mass. Beneath that black mud, bubbled the hot springs of Bath. |
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