HOT SPRINGS
Circular of General Information
1936
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Rules and Regulations
[BRIEFED]
HOT SPRINGS NATIONAL PARK has been under Government
control as a reservation or a park for over 100 years, and its present
well-kept condition has been made possible through the cooperation of
our visitors. We are sure that that cooperation will continue and we
will be able for even longer periods to plan for the comfort and
convenience of an increasing number of visitors, and to that end the
rules and regulations are given in brief as follows:
Preservation of natural features.
Destruction, injury, defacement, or disturbance
in any way of public buildings, signs, trees, flowers, shrubbery, rocks,
animal or bird life is prohibited.
Fires.
Fires are one of the greatest perils to the park's existence. They are
not permitted to be kindled anywhere but in the public camp ground, and
extreme care should be taken that all cigarettes or cigars have been
completely extinguished before they are thrown out at the side of roads
or trails.
Hunting.
No hunting whatever is permitted within the park
boundaries.
Private operations.
The soliciting or sale of anything, no matter how minor, is not allowed
except by persons holding contract with the United States, and these are
restricted to the bath houses and the Hot Springs Mountain
Observatory.
Advertising.
No advertising or distribution of placards or
advertising matter is permitted in the park.
Automobiles.
All of our roads are of mountain type and care should be used at all
times while driving through the park area. There is no need of high
speeds, as the park roads are altogether recreational in character.
Muffler cut-outs must always be closed.
Horses and horse-drawn vehicles.
Horses have the right-of-way at all times and must be given the inside
of roads when they desire it. Drivers of automobiles and motorcycles
should be careful not to frighten horses.
Public camp grounds.
All visitors are welcome to utilize the Government public camp grounds
on Gulpha Creek; but due to the limited space, use of the grounds by
each party is limited to a 30-day period. Camp grounds must be kept
clean and sanitary and are closed between the hours of 10 p. m. and 5 a.
m. The swimming pool at the camp ground is available for use between
sunrise and sunset only.
The park police are always in uniform and are glad to
answer inquiries at all times.
Events
OF HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE
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1541 | Hot Springs area probably visited by
Hernando de Soto and party. |
1682 | Area included in land claimed for
France by La Salle. |
1762 | Included in area given to Spain by
France. |
1800 | First white settler. |
1803 | Included in lands in the Louisiana
Purchase and became United States property. |
1804 | Visited by Dunbar and Hunter as part
of Lewis and Clark Expedition. |
1807 | First house erected by Manuel
Prudhomme. |
1809 | First bona fide visitors. |
1820 | First hotel erected. |
1830 | First bathhouse erected. Bathing
previously had been in unprotected hillside pools. |
1832 | Four square miles of land, including
the hot springs, set aside by the Congress and Hot Springs Reservation
created. |
1874 | First railroad line, the "Diamond Jo"
reached Hot Springs. |
1877 | Hot Springs Reservation physically and
administratively separated from city of Hot Springs, Ark., by Federal
Survey and plotting of town site. Streets, alleys, and public building
sites given to city by Government. Permanent park area designated and
restricted from settlement or sale. |
1882 | Erection of original Army and Navy
General Hospital. |
1884 | Arch constructed over Hot Springs
Creek where Bathhouse Row promenade walk now is located. |
1903 | Establishment of Federal Registration
Board to qualify physicians. |
1921 | Hot Springs Reservation made a
national park by act of Congress. |
1932 | Centennial Anniversary. |
1933 | Completion of Army and Navy General
Hospital. |
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