Civil War connections

April 19, 2015 at 4:00 a.m.

by Sentinel Record Staff

Submitted photo CIVIL WAR GOVERNOR: Henry M. Rector, Civil War governor of Arkansas, was a Hot Springs native. He moved the state capital here May-August 1862.
Submitted photo CIVIL WAR GOVERNOR: Henry M. Rector, Civil War governor of Arkansas, was a Hot Springs native. He moved the state capital here May-August 1862.

"Civil War Connections at Hot Springs National Park" will be presented by Mark Blaeuer at the noon Tuesday meeting of Garland County Historical Society at Garland County Library. The public is welcome.

There is no evidence of battles or skirmishes having taken place within what are now park boundaries, but Hot Springs Reservation (precursor of the park) was affected nonetheless.

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Submitted photo FORMER STATE CAPITOL: On the site of present day Arlington Lawn, these buildings, owned by Gov. Henry Rector, housed the state records and government from May to August 1862.

From a temporary state capital on Bathhouse Row, to veterans who became superintendents and leaders of the bathing industry, Hot Springs National Park history reveals numerous connections to the Civil War.

Blaeuer received an M.A. in Anthropology in 1989 from the University of Arkansas. His professional career spanned the disciplines of historic preservation and public interpretation. He was employed for more than 20 years with the National Park Service, primarily at Hot Springs National Park.

Society on 04/19/2015

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