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Hot Springs National Park
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A collection pool at the foot of the hot spring water cascade provides a place to experience the hot spring water by touching it with your hands or soaking your feet.

Choose one of these topics for more information:

Hot spring water
Amount of hot spring water used
Bathhouse Row
Collecting and using the hot spring water

 

 

 
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Did You Know?
The Public Health Service operated a venereal disease clinic in the Government Free Bathhouse (1922-1948) in Hot Springs National Park, Arkansas. It was one of the first facilities in the United States to use penicillin. In 1948, the clinic transferred to the nearby Camp Garraday Transient Camp.

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Last Updated: February 22, 2008 at 13:09 EST