Mountain Pine in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

Three Sisters Springs History

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 21, 2026

1. Three Sisters Springs History Marker

Inscription. In 1907 Robert Hill sold out to W.M. Cecil and partners (Cecil later bought them out). Gradually, Cecil built up "McFadden's" Three Sisters Springs Resort, and by the mid-1930's a variety of tourist facilities were available including a bottling plant and springhouse.

During this ownership, the "Worlds Wonder Waters" were bottled and distributed throughout the nation. Cecil claimed each spring could cure a different set of diseases. (Subsequent chemical analyses has shown the water from all three springs contain the same elements but in slightly different proportions.) Cecil sold the springs in 1939 to Roy Wipple who then sold the land to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1951 when land was being purchased for the new lake.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 34° 37.405′ N, 93° 10.234′ W. Marker is in Mountain Pine, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on State Park Lane, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in Lake Ouachita State Park. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 119 State Park Lane, Mountain Pine AR 71956, 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 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Three Sisters Springs History (here, next to this marker); Three Sisters Springs (here, next to this marker); Whittington Park (approx. 9.2 miles away); Mel Ott (approx. 9.2 miles away); Smoky Joe Wood (approx. 9.3 miles away); Fogel Field (approx. 9.3 miles away); Hot Springs: The Birthplace of Spring Baseball (approx. 9.3 miles away); Babe Ruth (approx. 9.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mountain Pine.

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 21, 2026

2. Three Sisters Springs History Marker

Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, March 21, 2026

3. Three Sisters Springs History Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 9, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 12 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 16, 2026, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.