Carson Hot Springs
The resort at Carson Hot Springs
LocationCarson City, Nevada, United States
TypeHot spring
Provides water forSoaking and swimming pools
Discharge60 US gallons (230 L)
Temperature120 °F (49 °C)
Curry's Warm Springs Hotel, Carson Hot Springs, Nevada in 1861

Carson Hot Springs is a natural hot spring located in Carson City, Nevada in the Eagle Valley.[1] The spring emits approximately 60 US gallons (230 L) of 120 °F (49 °C) geothermally heated groundwater per minute, and is the largest hot spring in the Eagle Valley.[2][3][4] The groundwater originates at 6.6 miles (10.6 km) below the earth's surface, and the pools at the site are filled with water pumped from the spring.[4][5] Today, it is a resort that provides private indoor soaking areas, an outdoor swimming pool, massage and dining.[3][6]

History

The Carson Hot Springs were first used by Washoe Native Americans in the area.[5][7] In 1849, immigrants to California during the California Gold Rush happened upon the springs.[1][5]

In 1880, bathhouses and various accommodations such as dressing rooms, a swimming pool and diving board were built at the site.[1] Weekly rates for room and board were provided at this time, at $10, $12 and $14, respectively ($10 is $ 300 in 2024).[1] Around this time, a hotel was constructed next to the hot springs, and patrons were transported from Carson City to the site by horse and buggy.[1][3] Circa 1872, the site was purchased from George Bath by Shubael Thaddeus Swift, the Sheriff of Ormsby County, who named it after himself.[5][8][9] Another ownership change occurred in 1894 when James Shaw purchased the site and then renamed it to "Shaw's Warm Springs."[5][8][9] The site was renamed to its present name in the early 1900s by a business group led by George Wingfield and Fred Dangberg.[1][5] The business group expanded the property by constructing a club house, which was attended by big bands in the 1930s and 1940s.[5]

Around 1910, the Carson Brewing Company began producing bottled mineral water sourced from Carson Hot Springs and bottled soft drinks.[10]

Boxer "Gentleman Jim" Corbett trained at Carson Hot Springs in preparation for his 1897 boxing match with Robert Fitzsimmons.[3][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ballew, S.J.; Dolan, L.T. (2010). Early Carson City. Images of America. Arcadia Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-7385-7158-4.
  2. ↑ US-395 Construction from Lake Tahoe Junction to Arrowhead Drive, Carson City: Environmental Impact Statement. Federal Highway Administration. 1983. p. 26.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Smith, S. (2011). Moon Nevada. Moon Handbooks. Avalon Publishing. pp. pt363–364. ISBN 978-1-59880-943-5.
  4. 1 2 Tingley, J.V. (1998). Mineral Report: Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment of the Carson City Urban Interface Area, Carson City, Nevada. Mineral Report: Mineral and Energy Resource Assessment of the Carson City Urban Interface Area, Carson City, Nevada. Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Hannaman, Ronni (February 28, 2017). "No need to travel to Baden-Baden to soak in thermal spa". Nevada Appeal. Retrieved November 18, 2017.
  6. ↑ Bischoff, M.C. (1997). Touring California and Nevada Hot Springs. Falcon Guide. Globe Pequot Press. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-56044-578-4.
  7. ↑ Mack, E.M.; Sawyer, B.W. (1965). Here is Nevada: A History of the State. Western Printing & Publishing Company. p. 22.
  8. 1 2 Automobile Blue Book. Automobile Blue Books, Incorporated. 1923. p. 577.
  9. 1 2 Stearns, N.D.; Stearns, H.T.; Waring, G.A. (1937). Thermal Springs in the United States. Contributions to the hydrology of the United States. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 155.
  10. ↑ Moreno, R. (2011). A Short History of Carson City. University of Nevada Press. pp. 51–53. ISBN 978-0-87417-836-4.

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