Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Happy Hollow

— Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail —

Photographed by Steve Masler, February 16, 2020

1. Happy Hollow Marker

Inscription. Other than the hot baths, hiking the mountain trails was the biggest reason for baseball players to train in Hot Springs. Much of the legendary stamina of pitching legends Cy Young, Walter Johnson, Babe Ruth, and Lefty Grove was forged by hiking the long trails that began and ended in this area called Happy Hollow.

Erected 2012 by Hot Springs Advertising and Promotion Commission.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports.

Location. 34° 31.116′ N, 93° 2.969′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Fountain Street 1.1 miles north of Central Avenue (State Highway 7), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 124 Fountain Street, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Where Fun, Frolic and Frivolity Reigns" (within shouting distance of this marker); Happy Hollow Spring (within shouting distance of this marker); Cold Water Springs (within shouting distance of this marker); "A Handsome and Durable Structure" (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Zig Zag Mountains

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(approx. ¼ mile away); Mountain Towers (approx. ¼ mile away); Shortcut Trail (approx. ¼ mile away); Geology Rocks! (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Photographed by Steve Masler, February 16, 2020

2. Happy Hollow Marker

Photographed by Steve Masler, February 16, 2020

3. Happy Hollow Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2020, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 637 times since then and 25 times this year. Last updated on January 19, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 21, 2020, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.