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

Hot Springs

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 8, 2017

1. Hot Springs Marker

Inscription. After 1877 when the title to the springs was finally vested in the federal government by the Supreme Court, Congress began to take an active interest in the Hot Springs Reservation. In 1921 the Reservation officially became Hot Springs National Park.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Natural Features • Natural Resources. A significant historical year for this entry is 1877.

Location. 34° 30.919′ N, 93° 3.221′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is on Central Avenue (State Highway 7) just south of Fountain Street, on the right. On sidewalk in front of the Wax Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Central Avenue, 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: Competing Claims for Hot Springs (a few steps from this marker); Site of the State Capitol of Arkansas (within shouting distance of this marker); 308 (within shouting distance of this marker); Hot Springs' Building Boom (within shouting distance of this marker); 304 (within shouting distance of this marker); Bathhouse Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Superior Bathhouse (within shouting

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distance of this marker); Hot Springs' Postwar Boom (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hot Springs.

Photographed by Steve Masler, April 8, 2017

2. Hot Springs Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on May 3, 2017. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 1,632 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2017, by Steve Masler of Memphis, Tennessee. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.