March 12, 2007

In 1875, settler John McFadden claimed that three springs on his property located near Hot Springs (Garland County) had healing properties. Mr. W. M. Cecil purchased the property in 1907 and began the development of a resort named McFadden’s Three Sisters Springs. It is believed the springs were named in honor of McFadden’s daughters. At its peak in the 1930s, the resort consisted of cottages, a spring house, and a bottling plant. In 1951, the Army Corps of Engineers acquired the property, and today it is part of Lake Ouachita State Park.