Historic SitesPresident William (Bill) Jefferson Clinton36<p>Although born in Hope, William Jefferson Clinton, our nation's 42nd president, spent his childhood and youth in Hot Springs, attending elementary, junior and senior high school here. His mother was a noted health-care professional in the area and his stepfather resided in Hot Springs until his death on January 31, 2007. The Clinton Presidential Retreat is planned to open on Lake Hamilton in 2005, and is associated with the Clinton presidential center and park that opened in 2004 in Little Rock.</p>
<p>Here is a list of some local landmarks and places associated with President Clinton's time in the Spa City:</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Early Boyhood Home</p>
1011 Park Avenue
<p>The family resided in the home from 1954-1961. Clinton was 8 when they moved in.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Later Boyhood Home</p>
213 Scully Street
<p>The Clinton family resided here until 1964.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Elementary School</p>
Ramble Elementary, located at Ramble and Ramble Terrace (off Park Avenue)
<p>Now the location of First Apostolic Church; the remaining red brick auditorium was part of original school.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Junior & Senior High Schools</p>
215 Oak Street
<p>The building served as Hot Springs High School until 1967. The junior high occupied the adjacent building.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">High School Proms</p>
Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa's Crystal Ball Room, Central at Fountain
<p>Clinton attended both his junior and senior proms here.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Senior Banquet</p>
Roundtable Restaurant (now Trumpets), 217 Park Avenue
<p>Clinton's senior banquet was held here.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Church</p>
Park Place Baptist Church, 721 Park Avenue
<p>Clinton was baptized here.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">Hangouts</p>
<ul>
<li>The Polar Bar - (now Bailey's Dairy Treat) at 510 Park Avenue.</li>
<li>The "Y" at 500 Quapaw Avenue for weekend dances for local high schoolers.</li>
<li>West Mountain - the sheltered overlook vista</li>
<li>Cook's Ice Cream - (now Gene Lockwood's SportsMart) at 314 Albert Pike</li>
<li>McClard's Bar-B-Que - at 505 Albert Pike Road. (This is still one of his favorite stops, and reportedly one of his favorite estaurants in the world.)</li>
<li>Central Bowling Lanes - at 3917 Central Avenue</li>
<li>The Malco - movie theater (now home of the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival) at 817 Central Avenue </li>
<li>Masonic Temple - at 311 West Grand - Clinton served as Master Counselor of the DeMolays, who met at the temple, while high school.</li>
</ul>
<br />Arkansas Walk of Fame37<p>The Arkansas Walk of Fame sits in the heart of historic downtown Hot Springs and was established in 1996. The Arkansas Walk of Fame honors those who were born in or lived in Arkansas, and have made a significant contribution in their field, and are recognized nationally.</p>
<p>Each inductee is represented by an engraved plaque that is inset into the sidewalk on Central Avenue, between Reserve and Spring streets and adjacent to the Hot Springs Visitor Center at Hill Wheatley Plaza in downtown Hot Springs.</p>
<p>Inductees must meet three criteria:
<ol>
<li>Were born in or lived in Arkansas.</li>
<li>Made a significant contribution in their field.</li>
<li>Are recognized nationally.</li>
</ol>
</p>
<p>To date, more than 55 people have been in inducted, including author and poet Maya Angelou; former U.S. President William J. Clinton; author Helen Gurley Brown; country music stars Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash and Patsy Montana; jockeys Pat Day and Larry Snyder; baseballers Brooks Robinson, Bill Dickey and Dizzy and Daffy Dean; noted family life specialist Dr. James Dobson; actor Alan Ladd; Gens. Douglas MacArthur and Wesley Clark; former Razorback and NBA star Sidney Moncrief; TV/movie producers/writers Harry Thomason and Linda Bloodworth; and noted architect E. Fay Jones.</p>
<p>The Arkansas Walk of Fame is a non-profit organization.</p>
<p><b>Alan Ladd</b><ul>
<li>Film</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1997</li>
<li>One of world's foremost movie stars in 1940's - 1950's. Won worldwide
acclaim with his portrayal of title character in "Shane" in 1953. More than 90
films including film classics "The Glass Key," "The Blue Dahlia," and
"Saigon." Also the "Carpetbaggers," "This Gun for Hire," "The Green Hornet,"
and "Whispering Smith."</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Alford L. McMichael</b><ul>
<li>United States Marine Corps</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2004</li>
<li>Appointed 14th Sergeant Major of the U.S. Marine Corps, June 28, 1999.
First Sergeant Major in history of Nato, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers
Europe inducted into Boys and Girls Club Alumni Hall of Fame 2003.
Distinguished Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Meritorious Service Medal with
Gold Star.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Arthur Hunnicutt</b><ul>
<li>Television / Movies</li>
<li>Gravelly, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2006</li>
<li>Western character actor in over fifty films including "Cat Ballou," "Red
Badge of Courage," "Distant Drums." Supporting actor nominee in 1952 for "Big
Sky." TV roles on Disney's "Swamp Fox" and "Bonanza" "Gunsmoke," "The
Virginian," "Perry Mason," and "Andy Giffith" shows.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Bill Dickey</b><ul>
<li>Baseball</li>
<li>Kensett, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1999</li>
<li>First Arkansan inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame. Catcher with New York
Yankess 1928 - 1946, on staff until 1962. On seven World Series teams.
Lifetime batting average 313, holds season batting average record for catchers
361 and 137 runs batted in.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Billy Lee Riley</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Pocohantas, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2000</li>
<li>Pioneer Rock n Roll star on legendary Sun Records Label. Had hits with
"Red Hot" and "Flyin Saucer Rock N Roll" Performed with Glen Campbell, Dean
Martin, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Sammy Davis Jr., Herb Albert, Johnny Rivers,
and Jerry Lee Lewis.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Brooks Robinson</b><ul>
<li>Baseball</li>
<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1997</li>
<li>Inducted into Baseball Hall of Fame in 1993. MVP as Baltimore Orioles
third baseman in 1970 World Series. American League MVP 1964. 18 consecutive
All Star games during 23 seasons with Orioles.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Carroll Cloar</b><ul>
<li>Painting</li>
<li>Earle, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2000</li>
<li>Internationally acclaimed realist painter whose works reflect Life in
Arkansas Delta. Has works in Metropolitan Museum of Ark, Museum of Modern Art,
Hirshhorn Museum, Whitney Museum of American Art. Winner of Guggenheim
Fellowship and Edward MacDowell Scholarship.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Cella Family</b><ul>
<li>Thoroughbred Racing</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2001</li>
<li>Oaklawn Jockey Club founded 1904 by Charles and Louis and developed by
John and his family into Arkansas No. 1 attraction. Led Oaklawn to National
prominence as charter member of Thoroughbred Racing Association. Charles J.,
President since 1968 developed Racing Festival of the South, won Eclipse Award
in 1995 with Northern Spur.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Charles Portis</b><ul>
<li>Author</li>
<li>Hamburg, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Wrote worldwide classic novel and movie "True Grit," which gave John Wayne
his only acting Oscar. Wrote acclaimed novels "Norwood," "The Dog of the
South," "Masters of Atlantis" and "Gringos" Respected journalist who was a
columnist for the Arkansas Gazette and London Bureau Chief for the New York
Herald Tribune.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Cliff Harris</b><ul>
<li>Professional Football</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2006</li>
<li>Ten year Dallas Cowboy Free Safety. Six Pro Bowls. 1st Team all N.F.L.
four seasons. Five Super Bowls. NAIA Hall of Fame. Sports Illustrated All Time
Dream Team. 1997 NFL Alumni Legends Award. 1970's All Pro Team. Cowboy's Ring
of Honor in 2004.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Cowboy Jack Hunt</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas and Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2009</li>
<li>The Arkansas natives were known across the US for their wonderful band
called The Rhythm Ranch Hands! They are the ONLY country and western band to
have ever performed at New York City's Waldorf Astoria which is a claim that
no other country and western band can boast. The history of these two brothers
covers over fifty years of a happy and successful partnership that brought
smiles to thousands of fans.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Daffy Dean</b></p>
<p><b>Dizzy Dean</b></p>
<p><b>Douglas Macarthur</b><ul>
<li>Military</li>
<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1996</li>
<li>Five Star General led American troops to recapture Philippines in World
World II. Postwar Governor of Japan, installed Democratic rule in conquered
nation. Led allied troops in retaking South Korea from communist invaders.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Dr. Edith Irby Jones</b><ul>
<li>Medical Pioneer</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2001</li>
<li>First African American admitted to a white medical school in the south.
First woman President of National Medical Association. Internist of the Year
of American Society of Internal Medicine, 1982. Led health care efforts in
Haiti, Africa, China, and Russia.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Fay Jones</b><ul>
<li>Architect</li>
<li>El Dorado, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2003</li>
<li>Apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright. Known internationally, first student,
graduate, and Dean of Architecture U.of A. 1990. Received highest honor Gold
Medal from AIA. Featured in numerous national and foreign publications,
teaching career spanned 35 years. Over 1000 architecture graduates. 1985
awards ACSA Distinguished Professor.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Forrest L. Wood</b><ul>
<li>Outdoor Recreation</li>
<li>Flippin, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2005</li>
<li>Father of the modern Bass Boat. Renowned lifelong contributor to hunting,
fishing, recreation. Co-founder of Ranger Boats with wife, friend, and
teammate, Nina. 1972 and 1979 Bass Masters Classic qualifier. Namesake of
legendary FLW Outdoors. Inducted into numerous fishing, boating, & outdoor
Halls of Fame.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Frank Broyles</b><ul>
<li>College Athletics</li>
<li>Fayetteville, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1998</li>
<li>Winningest football coach in University of Arkansas History, 71% 1957 -
1076. Coached national championship team 1964. During first 27 years as UA
Athletic Director teams won 29 national titles, 41 players assistant coaches
went on to become head coaches.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Freeman Harrison Owens</b><ul>
<li>Cinematographer</li>
<li>Pine Bluff, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2003</li>
<li>World renowned inventor filmed for Universal & Fox Studios. Had 11812
inventions and 200 patents including sound for motion pictures, slow motion,
3D, Neilsen Rating System, 16, 25, 70 MM cameras, Kodak Plastic Lens making
the Brownie camera affordable. Was official U.S. Marine Photographer in World
War I.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Gail Davis</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>First woman to star in her own TV western series, Annie Oakley. TV show
created by Gene Autry ran from 1953 - 56. Made 32 movies for MGM, RKO,
starring with Autry, Roy Rogers, Rocky Lane, Monty Hale, Jimmy Wakely, Tim
Holt, and Johnny Mack Brown.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Glen Campbell</b></p>
<p><b>Harry Thomason</b><ul>
<li>TV and Film Producer</li>
<li>Hampton, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2004</li>
<li>Linda Bloodworth created and Harry directed "Designing Women" "Evening
Shade" and "Hearts Afire". Harry and Linda Bloodworth co-chaired the 1993
Presidential inauguration. Harry produced "The Blue and The Gray" in Arkansas.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Helen Gurley Brown</b><ul>
<li>Author</li>
<li>Green Forest</li>
<li>Inducted 2001</li>
<li>Wrote best selling book, "Sex and the Single Girl," 1962 Editor in Chief
of "Cosmopolitan Magazine" 1965 - 1996. Author of seven best selling books on
the role of women. Winner of three Frances Holmes Advertising Copywriters
Awards.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Hubert "Geese" Ausbie</b><ul>
<li>Basketball</li>
<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2004</li>
<li>Clown Prince from 1961 - 1985 of world famous Harlem Globetrotters. High
school first team player of the century. All American at Philander Smith
College and was 3rd highest scorer in nation. Performed over 25 times on ABC
Sports Specials. 94 awarded the Legends Ring. Is teams VP of Global
Ambassadors.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Jack Fleck</b><ul>
<li>Golf</li>
<li>Magazine</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Defeated Ben Hogan in an 18 Hole playoff to win the 1955 U.S. Open. One of
the greatest upsets in sports history. Won 1960 Phoenix Open and 1961
Bakersfield Open. Won 1979 PGA Senior Championship. Played in 500 PGA Tour and
Senior PGA Tour events.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>James C. Dobson</b><ul>
<li>Family Life Specialist</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1998</li>
<li>Founder, President focus on the family. Heard daily worldwide on 4,200
radio stations and 100 TV stations. Layman of the Year 1982, National
Association of Evangelicals, author of 19 best selling books on family life.
Producer of 3 films on the family, special commendation from President Jimmy
Carter for family work.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Jo Ann Castle</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1997</li>
<li>Regular on "Lawrence Welk Show" with accordion and as a ragtime pianist
for 11 years. Produced 16 ragtime piano recordings. Made TV debut on "Arthur
Godfrey's Talent Scouts." Played accordion and piano at age 17 in Ina Ray
Hutton's All Girl Orchestra.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Johnny Cash</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Kingsland, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1999</li>
<li>Inducted into both rock and roll and country music halls of fame. Won to
Grammys. Hosted "The Johnny Cash Show" on ABC Network TV. Recorded over 1,500
songs on 500 albums, with hits " I Walk the Line", "Ring of Fire," "Folsom
Prison Blues." Autobiography "Man in Black" sold 1.5 million copies.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Larry Snyder</b><ul>
<li>Thoroughbred Racing</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2001</li>
<li>Sixth leading jockey in North America with more than 8,200 wins. Led
nation in wins in 1969 with 352. Won 1989 Arkansas Derby on Dansil. Eight
times Oaklawn Park Leading Rider.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Linda Bloodworth</b><ul>
<li>TV and Film Producer</li>
<li>Hampton, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2004</li>
<li>She created and Harry Thomason directed "Designing Women" "Evening Shade"
and "Hearts Afire". Linda and Harry Thomason co-chaired the 1993 Presidential
inauguration. Linda produced the documentary "The Man from Hope" and authored
the novel "Liberating Paris."</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Little Joe Hunt</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas and Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2009</li>
<li>The Arkansas natives were known across the US for their wonderful band
called The Rhythm Ranch Hands! They are the ONLY country and western band to
have ever performed at New York City's Waldorf Astoria which is a claim that
no other country and western band can boast. The history of these two brothers
covers over fifty years of a happy and successful partnership that brought
smiles to thousands of fans.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Lon Warneke</b><ul>
<li>Baseball</li>
<li>Mt. Ida, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2006</li>
<li>The "Arkansas Hummingbird." Led National League as a Chicago Cub in 1932
with 22 wins 4 shutouts and era of 237 only person to play in and umpire World
Series and All Star Games. 2 World Series and 5 All Star Games. No hit reds in
1941. Ended career as a Cardinal and served 10 years as Garland County Judge
in Hot Springs.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Marjorie Lawrence </b>
<ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1996</li>
<li>Metropolitan Opera Lyric Soprano, World famous for performances of Wagner
Roles in gleaming high C voice. Performed from Wheelchair, after contracting
Polio. Retired to Hot Springs where she continued to teach international
students.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Mark Davis</b><ul>
<li>Fishing</li>
<li>Mount Ida, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1996</li>
<li>First to win B.A.S.S. Angler of the Year and Bassmasters Classic in the
same year. Only B.A.S.S. Pro to win Grand Slam 1995. Three times B.A.S.S.
Angler of the Year. Second largest stringer in B.A.S.S. Tournament history 41
pounds 10 ounces.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Matthew H. Rothert</b><ul>
<li>Numismatist</li>
<li>Camden, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Conceived of and led the effort, approved by Congress and signed by
President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1955, to have the words "In God We Trust"
printed on all American paper money as it had been on all coins since 1864.
President of American Numismatic Association. Twice President of Arkansas
Numismatic Society.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Maya Angelou</b></p>
<p><b>Pat Day</b><ul>
<li>Thoroughbred Racing</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1997</li>
<li>Inducted into Racing Hall of Fame 1991. Won Kentucky Derby Preakness five
times, Belmont three times, Eclipse award, outstanding jockey four years. Led
nation six years. Third all time with over 8,000 career winners.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Patsy Montana</b></p>
<p><b>Paul Runyan</b><ul>
<li>Professional Golf</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Member of PGA Hall of Fame, 28 tour titles PGA Champion 1934 and 1935.
Senior PGA Champion 1961 and 1962. Member of the Ryder Cup Teams. Member of
World Golf Teachers Hall of Fame.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Point of Grace</b><ul>
<li>Contemporary Christian Music</li>
<li>Arkadelphia, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2005</li>
<li>Denise, Heather, Shelley, and Terry formed 1991 at Ouachita Baptist
University. New Artist of 1994, Group of Year 1996 & 1999. Sold over 5 million
albums. 8 Dove awards, 26 No. 1 hits, 24 consecutive, unequaled by any
performer. Leigh joined in 2004. National spokespersons for Mercy Ministries
America.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Randy Goodrum</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>ASCAP Country Songwriter of the year 1981. Wrote "You Needed Me," No. 1
pop song in U.S. 1978, for Anne Murray. No. 1 Hits, "Bluer than Blue" (Michael
Johnson); "Brokenhearted Me" (Anne Murray); "What are We Doing in Love" (Kenny
Rogers and Dottie West); "Oh Sherrie" (Steve Perry)</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Robert Holthus</b><ul>
<li>Thoroughbred Racing</li>
<li>Royal, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2000</li>
<li>Leading trainer at Oaklawn nine times. President of Arkansas' Horseman
Benevolent and Protective Association, Top trainer at Hawthorne, Arlington,
Detroit, and Louisiana Downs. Trained Proper Reality winner of 1998 Arkansas
Derby, earned $17 million.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Sidney Moncrief</b><ul>
<li>Basketball</li>
<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1996</li>
<li>All time leading scorer on Arkansas Razorbacks. Led team to Final Four
1979. Played 10 years with Milwaukee Bucks. Five time NBA Allstar. Two time
NBA Defensive player of year. Assistant Coach, NBA Dallas Mavericks.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Steve Stephens</b><ul>
<li>Television Pioneer</li>
<li>Newport, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2004</li>
<li>Host of KTHV's "Steve's Show" 1957 - 65. 5 time Top TV Personality of
Arkansas. Founding CHM Little Rock Motion Picture & TV Com. Arkansas.
Entertainers Hall of Fame. U.S. Senate Aide, U.S. Delegate to Partners of
Americas Hemispheric Conf. Life Trustee National March of Dimes Foundation.
Jonas Salk Lifetime Achievement Award.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>The Browns</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Sparkman, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2000</li>
<li>Jim Ed and sisters Maxine and Bonnie. Members of the Grand Ole Opry since
1963. Recording of "The Three Bells," in 1959 holds record for most weeks at
No. 1 on pop and country charts. Hits "The Old Lamplighter," "Have you ever
been lonely," "Looking Back to See."</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>The Martins</b><ul>
<li>Gospel Music</li>
<li>Hamburg, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Four No. 1 single hits. Six Dove Awards including three gospel albums of
the year and three gospel songs of the year. Two Grammy nominations and Trio
of the year 1995, 1996, and 1997.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Tracy Lawrence</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Foreman, Arkansas</li>
<li>1998</li>
<li>1992 - 93 ACM Best New Country Artist. 1992 Billboard Top New Male
Vocalist. Three platinum albums No. 1 with hits "Alibis," "Sticks and Stones,"
"If the Good Die Young," "Can't Break it to My Heart," "Texas Tornado."</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Twila Paris</b><ul>
<li>Music</li>
<li>Elm Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Internationally acclaimed Christian music performer, songwriter. In first
22 years of performing, had 32 No. 1 radio hit singles including 1995 son of
the year "God is in Control." Five Dove Awards including female vocalist of
the year 1993, 94, 95. Sold over 2 million albums. Authored three books.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>Wesley K. Clark</b><ul>
<li>Military</li>
<li>Little Rock, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 2002</li>
<li>Supreme Allied Commander in Europe. Commanded Nato Forces in conflict in
Bosnia - Herzegovina & Kosovo. Graduated first in his class from West Point in
1966. Five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, Two Distinguished Service
Medals, Silver Star, Four Legion of Merit, Two Bronze Stars, Purple Heart.</li>
</ul></p>
<p><b>William Jefferson Clinton</b><ul>
<li>Politics</li>
<li>Hope, Arkansas & Hot Springs, Arkansas</li>
<li>Inducted 1996</li>
<li>Elected 42nd President of United States in 1992, re-elected 1996. Six term
Governor of Arkansas, Arkansas Attorney General, Rhodes Scholar.</li>
</ul></p>Bathhouse Row35<p>Sitting at the heart of Hot Springs National Park, Bathhouse Row offers a unique glimpse into the role of Hot Springs in "The Golden Age of Bathing" and the health spa craze of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.</p>
<p>During their heyday, the bath houses were a popular destination with wealthy and indigent alike from around the globe seeking help from the hot spring waters for a variety of aliments, including rheumatism. They played host to many famous (and a few infamous) faces during that time, including Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Babe Ruth and Al Capone. With the advent of modern medicines, however, the bath houses saw a steady decline in usage and now only one on Bathhouse Row remains in operation, The Buckstaff.</p>
<p>Today, Bathhouse Row is a centerpiece of the national park, which was formed in 1832 to preserve the natural thermal springs, and is designated a National Historic Landmark District that encompasses not only the bath houses, but also the hot springs, the Grand Promenade and Stevens Balustrade. The eight bath houses are the largest grouping of such structures in North America and their architecture showcases a broad range of styles, including Neoclassical Revival, Renaissance Revival, Spanish and Italianate.</p>
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<p>According to documented history, people have for centuries availed themselves of the 47 hot springs that flow from the slope of Hot Springs Mountain at a temperature of 143°F. In fact, more than one million people a year are estimated to have immersed themselves in the thermal waters during Bathhouse Row's glory days, and American Indians were known to use the waters during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.</p>
<p><strong>Why is the water hot?</strong></p>
<p>Rainfall is heated through a non-volcanic process as descends into the earth through cracks and holes in the mountain rock. Along its journey, it picks up traces of minerals then the waters eventually resurface on the western side of the mountain, -- at the rate of some 850,000 gallons a day! Scientists estimate that the resurfacing waters are around 4,000 years old.</p>
<p>The park has several display springs open for public viewing, but most of them are covered by green boxes to prevent contamination.</p>
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<p><strong>The Buckstaff</strong></p>
<p>The Buckstaff is the only continuously operational bathhouse on the Row and has been in service since 1912.</p>
<p>Designed in the Neoclassical Revival style, the building's exterior is cream-colored brick with with stucco finishes, spandrels, friezes, cornices and parapet. The entrance is divided into seven bays by engaged columns and pavilions flank the north and south ends of the structure.</p>
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<img class="picrightnb" src="/attractions/images/fordycebh.jpg" border="0" alt="The Fordyce Bath House" title="The Fordyce Bath House" />
<p><strong>The Fordyce</strong></p>
<p>The Fordyce, the largest structure on the Row, was built in 1915 and ceased service in the early 1960s. It now serves as the national park visitor center today, having reopened in 1989 after extensive restoration efforts.</p>
<p>The center features exhibits, films and 23 rooms that have been restored and furnished to reflect the peak of the bathing era.</p>
<p>Designed in Renaissance Revival style, the three-story, cream-colored brick structure is the most ornate of the bath houses and contains both Italian and Spanish elements. It features terra cotta detailing, a limestone porch, stained glass, friezes and copper marquee.</p>
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<p><strong>The Hale</strong></p>
<p>The Hale was constructed in 1892 in replacement of an earlier incarnation of the bath house. The building was renovated in 1919 and again in the 1930s, switching its Neoclassical style for Spanish Revival (Mission Style).</p>
<p>The largely brick and concrete structure is reinforced with iron and steel and features a stucco exterior (over the formerly red brick exterior) and a red-tile roof.</p>
<p>The bath house ceased operation in 1978.</p>
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<p><strong>The Lamar</strong></p>
<p>Construction on The Lamar was completed in 1923 in a transitional style common for the time.</p>
<p>It is a concrete structure with stucco exterior and features some classical revival elements including symmetry, cornices and pediments. There is a one-story, enclosed sun porch that spans nearly the entire front of the building leads and into the lobby, which features murals of architectural and country scenes.</p>
<p>The bath house ceased operation in 1985.</p>
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<img class="picrightnb" src="/attractions/images/mauricebh.jpg" border="0" alt="The Maurice Bath House" title="The Maurice Bath House" />
<p><strong>The Maurice</strong></p>
<p>Construction began on The Maurice in 1911 and completed the following year.</p>
<p>The three-story structure features 79 rooms, covering some 30,000 square feet (includes basement).</p>
<p>Designed in a combination of Renaissance Revival and Mediterranean styles, the brick and concrete building's exterior walls are finished with stucco and inset with colored tiles. The structure also features a five-bay enclosed sun porch at the entrance, and had a roof garden and 30 tubs capable of offering 650 baths a day.</p>
<p>The bath house ceased operation in 1974.</p>
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<img class="picrightnb" src="/attractions/images/ozarkbh.jpg" border="0" alt="The Ozark Bath House" title="The Ozark Bath House" />
<p><strong>The Ozark</strong></p>
<p>Built in 1922, The Ozark showcases Spanish Colonial Revival style.</p>
<p>Constructed of brick and concrete, the two-story structure contains 37 rooms and approximately 14,000 feet. The building features a stucco exterior, a red clay tile roof and decorative cartouches above the pavilion windows. Twin towers are topped with finials and the main entrance is through an enclosed sun porch.</p>
<p>The bath house ceased operation in 1977.</p>
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<p><strong>The Quapaw</strong></p>
<p>The Quapaw also features Spanish Colonial Revival style.</p>
<p>Completed in 1922, the masonry and reinforced concrete building was finished with stucco. Its large dome sits on an octagonal base and is covered with brilliantly colored tiles and capped with a copper cupola. Directly above the structure's entrance is a carved Indian head cartouche. Other cartouches of scalloped shells and a spiny sculpin fish adorn the parapets at the north and south ends of the building.</p>
<p>The bath house ceased operation in 1984.</p>
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<img class="picrightnb" src="/attractions/images/superiorbh.jpg" border="0" alt="The Superior Bath House" title="The Superior Bath House" />
<p><strong>The Superior</strong></p>
<p>Completed in 1916, The Superior is the northernmost building on the Row.</p>
<p>Designed in Classical Revival style, the two-story structure also boasts a basement and is constructed of concrete and masonry. The building contains 23 rooms and more than 10,000 square feet, and features friezes, cornices, brick pilasters with insets and concrete painted to imitate decorative tile.</p>
<p>The bath house ceased operation in 1983.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">The Grand Promenade</p>
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<p>The Grand Promenade is a half-mile-long, scenic walkway that runs north-south on the hillside behind Bathhouse Row.</p>
<p>Construction began on the walkway in the 1930s and was a gravel-covered, graded pathway by the early 1940s. It was completed in the early 1960s, and the paving brick was replaced in 1984.</p>
<p>The Promenade runs from Reserve Street to Fountain Street and features plazas, benches, game tables, plants, birds, squirrels, and display springs along the way. More traditional hiking trails intersect with the brick path in several places.</p>
<p>The Promenade is handicapped accessible, featuring a ramp at the north end.</p>
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<p class="listinghed">The Stevens Balustrade</p>
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<p>The Stevens Balustrade is situated between the Fordyce and Maurice bath houses at about the center of the Row.</p>
<p>Two stone pillars topped with bronze federal eagles mark the original main entrance to the Reservation and a wide concrete path leads up to the balustrade.</p>
<p>The baroque, double-staircase structure is constructed of limestone ashlar masonry and concrete. Its central bay contains a drinking fountain</p>
<p>The balustrade is named for Lt. Robert Stevens, the Army engineer who designed the entrances to the reservation and conceived of the magnolia-lined promenade along the front of the Row.</p>
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<p class="backtotop">Information Source: National Park Service</p>
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