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Hot Springs National ParkThe front of the Fordyce Bathhouse, the park visitor center.
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Hot Springs National Park
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Friends of the Fordyce and Hot Springs National Park, Inc.
     The Friends of the Fordyce was organized in 1987 for the purpose of partnering with the National Park Service in the preservation of the historic bathhouses and the rehabilitation of the landscaped grounds.
     A nonprofit organization, the Friends bring alive the spirit and pride found in Hot Springs for our National Park. Through individual and corporate donations and fund-raising activities, the Friends host special events and make acquisitions for the park.
     The annual fund-raiser for the Friends is a Wine, Food and Art Extravaganza held on the first Sunday in May since 1997.
     For more information, go to the Friends website.
2007 Hot Springs Reservation anniversary logo, blue Quapaw Bathhouse with text
2007 park anniversary
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Pres. Roosevelt is in an open touring car on Fountain St. in front of the Arlington Hotel. A crowd surrounds the car.  

Did You Know?
On June 10, 1936, President and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Hot Springs National Park and toured the Fordyce Bathhouse as part of the Arkansas centennial celebration. FDR used the baths at Warm Springs, Georgia, on a regular basis to relieve his polio. He never bathed in Hot Springs.

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Last Updated: August 01, 2007 at 16:50 EST