History of Hot Springs, Arkansas
Hot Springs is the tenth most populous city in the state of Arkansas in the United States|United States of America, the county seat of Garland County, Arkansas, and the principal city of the Hot Springs Metropolitan Statistical Area encompassing all of Garland County. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 37,847.{{cite web | year = June 21 2006 | url = http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2005-04-05.csv | title = Annual Estimates of the Population for All Incorporated Places in Arkansas | format = Comma-separated values|CSV | work = 2005 Population Estimates | publisher = U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division | accessdate = November 16 | accessyear = 2006}}
Hot Springs is traditionally best known for the natural spring water that gives it its name, flowing out of the ground at a 147 degrees Fahrenheit (64 degrees Celsius). The tourist trade that this brought made it a very successful spa town. Hot Springs is also noted as the boyhood home of former President of the United States|U.S. President Bill Clinton and famed American actor Alan Ladd.
It is a sister city of Hanamaki, Iwate, Japan.
Along with its Bathhouse Row, one of downtown Hot Springs' most noted landmarks is the Arlington Hotel, a favored retreat for Al Capone.
The Hot Springs newspaper is the Sentinel-Record, originally part of the Clyde E. Palmer chain, since renamed WEHCO.
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