Treating the Masses: Hot Springs and a History of Public Bathing in America
Tuesday November 18 2025 12:00 PM
Garland County Library
Program Description
This program series is sponsored by the Garland County Historical Society in collaboration with the Garland County Library.
The guest presenter this month is Dr. Cane West, an academic historian and park ranger at Hot Springs National Park. Dr. West’s program will show how Hot Springs emerged as the leading public health resort in US. It features the history of the government free bathhouses, which operated for a three-quarters of a century.
When
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday November 18 2025
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Where
Room D
Garland County Library
1427 Malvern Ave.
Hot Springs AR 71901
United States
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