Stevens Balustrade
The original main entrance to Hot Springs Reservation, as it was called from 1832 until 1922, was between the Maurice and Fordyce bathhouses directly below the Stevens Balustrade.
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Stevens Balustrade Details
The original main entrance to Hot Springs Reservation, as it was called from 1832 until 1922, was between the Maurice and Fordyce bathhouses directly below the Stevens Balustrade, right around the center of Bathhouse Row. Two bronze federal eagles stand guard on stone pillars over the old entrance, forming a gateway to the concrete path that leads up the balustrade's baroque double staircase. The balustrade itself is made of limestone and concrete, and there is a "jug fountain," called Shell Fountain, in the central bay. At the top of the balustrade is the Grand Promenade.
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Dead Chief Trail
The 1.4-mile one-way Dead Chief Trail has its trailhead at the Army-Navy Hospital gate above the Stevens Balustrade.
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Tufa Terrace Trail
The short .2-mile Tufa Terrace Trail begins above the Grand Promenade at Stevens Balustrade.
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Hot Springs National Park
The hot springs in Arkansas' Ouachita Mountains were used for their healing powers for centuries by Native Americans before Congress protected them in 1832, making this one of the oldest, albeit smallest, parks in the federal system.
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Maurice Bathhouse
The Maurice Bathhouse opened for business on Jan. 1, 1912, the first facility offering a more luxurious bathhouse experience.
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Carriage Road
This former carriage road, now a gravel path, once delivered excursion parties entering through the Army-Navy grounds to the summit of Hot Springs Mountain.
