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Preservation: Splish Splash Bath

by | May 2, 2007 | Art, Guns and Culture

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From an old bathtub used for comical souvenir photos to naturally-heated springs, folks in Hot Springs, Arkansas, sure knew how to bathe. After the Civil War, Hot Springs blossomed from a wilderness into a popular resort. Entertainment to please these crowds included alligator and ostrich farms. The most popular attraction, though, was McLeod’s Amusement Park, known as Happy Hollow. Wandering from Georgia after college, photographer Norman McLeod set up shop in Hot Springs in 1888. What bet


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