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The hot springs are located on the [[Rancho Paso de Robles|Paso Robles Rancho]] land grant property that was owned by Petronilo Rios. The 26,000-acre rancho property was then sold in1857 to two brothers from Kentucky, Daniel and James Blackburn, and their friend, Lazarus Godchaux. Daniel took the portion of the property with the hot springs (where the townsite was eventually built), whereas James preferred the open grazing lands. In 1860, Drury Woodson James, who happened to be the uncle of [[Jesse James|Frank and Jesse James]] purchased a tract of land nearby and in 1869, purchased a portion of the townsite of Paso Robles from the Blackburn brothers. The three men then formed a partnership in 1873, called Blackburn Bros. & James, Owners & Proprietors.<ref name="PRHS" /><ref name="PRDN" /> |
The hot springs are located on the [[Rancho Paso de Robles|Paso Robles Rancho]] land grant property that was owned by Petronilo Rios. The 26,000-acre rancho property was then sold in1857 to two brothers from Kentucky, Daniel and James Blackburn, and their friend, Lazarus Godchaux. Daniel took the portion of the property with the hot springs (where the townsite was eventually built), whereas James preferred the open grazing lands. In 1860, Drury Woodson James, who happened to be the uncle of [[Jesse James|Frank and Jesse James]] purchased a tract of land nearby and in 1869, purchased a portion of the townsite of Paso Robles from the Blackburn brothers. The three men then formed a partnership in 1873, called Blackburn Bros. & James, Owners & Proprietors.<ref name="PRHS" /><ref name="PRDN" /> |
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By 1868, travelers were already arriving from Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho to visit the [[mud bath]]s and the Sand Spring and Iron Spring at Paso Robles.<ref name="PRCity" /> In 1882, the two published an advertising brochure titled, ''El Paso de Robles Hot and Cold Sulphur Springs and the Only Natural Mud Baths in the World.'' The Paso Robles Inn |
By 1868, travelers were already arriving from Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho to visit the [[mud bath]]s and the Sand Spring and Iron Spring at Paso Robles.<ref name="PRCity" /> In 1882, the two published an advertising brochure titled, ''El Paso de Robles Hot and Cold Sulphur Springs and the Only Natural Mud Baths in the World.''<ref name="SLOT" /> In 1888, a 37-room bathhouse was built over the hot sulphur springs, along with a plunge. The following year, construction began on the Hot Springs Hotel (later known as the Paso Robles Inn), with completion of the structure in 1900.<ref name="PRCity" /> |
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In 1904 the Paso Robles Hot Sulphur Company was formed by 12 investors to build a bathhouse for locals and to develop a spa for tourists and guests.<ref name="SLOT" /> In 1910 a brochure was published called, ''Paso Robles Hot Springs; the great hot springs resort of America'' by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.<ref name="SPR">{{cite web |title=Paso Robles Hot Springs; the great hot springs resort of America |url=https://dn790009.ca.archive.org/0/items/pasorobleshotspr00sout/pasorobleshotspr00sout.pdf |publisher=Southern Pacific Railroad |access-date=24 May 2024}}</ref> In 1913, the Inn burned down. The following year, in 1914, on the north side of town, the Paso Robles Hot Springs facility opened on a 45-acre site.<ref name="SLOT" /> In 1940, the Inn burned down.<ref name="PRCity" /> |
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As of 2023, there are three commercial hot springs facilities that remain: Franklin Hot Springs,<ref name="ABC10">{{cite news |title=Go mudding at Franklin Hot Springs |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/go-mudding-franklin-hot-springs-bartells-backroads-spa-affordable-buget/103-13d95fdc-fe0e-4d30-9cab-876f9f32fb81 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=ABC 10 |date=2 April 2023}}</ref> Paso Robles Inn, and River Oaks Hot Springs.<ref name="PRDN" /> |
As of 2023, there are three commercial hot springs facilities that remain: Franklin Hot Springs,<ref name="ABC10">{{cite news |title=Go mudding at Franklin Hot Springs |url=https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/go-mudding-franklin-hot-springs-bartells-backroads-spa-affordable-buget/103-13d95fdc-fe0e-4d30-9cab-876f9f32fb81 |access-date=24 May 2024 |publisher=ABC 10 |date=2 April 2023}}</ref> Paso Robles Inn, and River Oaks Hot Springs.<ref name="PRDN" /> |
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The bathhouse was erected over the sulfur spring in 1888, with a plunge and 37 bath rooms. In the following year, work began on the large Hot Springs Hotel (today the Paso Robles Inn), which was completed in 1900 and burned down 40 years later. Since the privilege of using the baths was restricted to guests of the hotel, and many sufferers of the [[ailments]] the baths cured could not pay the rates of the fashionable hotel, a few businessmen in Paso Robles made arrangements with Felix Liss for the right to bore for sulphur water on a lot that Liss owned. A sulfur well was reached, a bath house was built, and baths were offered at an affordable rate of 25 cents. The establishment was later offered to the city and is currently the site of the Municipal Pool.{{cn}} |
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==Water profile== |
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Revision as of 21:56, 24 May 2024
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 Historic brochure for Paso Robles Hot Springs, c.1900 | |
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| Location | Paso Robles, California |
| Coordinates | 35°37′32″N 120°41′29″W / 35.62556°N 120.69139°W |
| Elevation | 223 metres (732 ft) |
| Type | geothermal |
Paso Robles Hot Springs is a system of geothermal hot springs in the area of Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County, California. They were developed in the late 19th and early 20th century.
History
For thousands of years before settlers arrived in California, the area was inhabited by the Indigenous Salinan peoples.[1]
There are records by Spanish explorers that the hot springs and hot mud deposits were used by the local Indigenous peoples.[2] As long ago as 1795, Paso Robles has been described as "California's oldest watering place", as a place with plentiful hot sulphur springs and natural mud baths.[3] During the Mission period in California, there were mineral baths built by Franciscan priests at the nearby San Miguel Mission. As more settlers were attracted to the area, cattle ranches, vineyards and fruit and nut orchards were established. The first mineral spring bath house, the El Paso de Robles Hotel, was built in the town of Paso Robles in 1864.[4]
The hot springs are located on the Paso Robles Rancho land grant property that was owned by Petronilo Rios. The 26,000-acre rancho property was then sold in1857 to two brothers from Kentucky, Daniel and James Blackburn, and their friend, Lazarus Godchaux. Daniel took the portion of the property with the hot springs (where the townsite was eventually built), whereas James preferred the open grazing lands. In 1860, Drury Woodson James, who happened to be the uncle of Frank and Jesse James purchased a tract of land nearby and in 1869, purchased a portion of the townsite of Paso Robles from the Blackburn brothers. The three men then formed a partnership in 1873, called Blackburn Bros. & James, Owners & Proprietors.[1][4]
By 1868, travelers were already arriving from Nevada, Oregon, and Idaho to visit the mud baths and the Sand Spring and Iron Spring at Paso Robles.[3] In 1882, the two published an advertising brochure titled, El Paso de Robles Hot and Cold Sulphur Springs and the Only Natural Mud Baths in the World.[2] In 1888, a 37-room bathhouse was built over the hot sulphur springs, along with a plunge. The following year, construction began on the Hot Springs Hotel (later known as the Paso Robles Inn), with completion of the structure in 1900.[3]
In 1904 the Paso Robles Hot Sulphur Company was formed by 12 investors to build a bathhouse for locals and to develop a spa for tourists and guests.[2] In 1910 a brochure was published called, Paso Robles Hot Springs; the great hot springs resort of America by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company.[5] In 1913, the Inn burned down. The following year, in 1914, on the north side of town, the Paso Robles Hot Springs facility opened on a 45-acre site.[2] In 1940, the Inn burned down.[3]
As of 2023, there are three commercial hot springs facilities that remain: Franklin Hot Springs,[6] Paso Robles Inn, and River Oaks Hot Springs.[4]
Water profile
In 1889, the spring water was purported to heal "acute and chronic rheumatism, articular affections, scrofula, blood, glandular and cutaneous diseases." It was also claimed that the water "proved highly beneficial" for catarrh of the naso-pharynx, engorgement of the pelvic organs as well as leucorrhoeal [sic] discharges.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Paso Robles History". Paso Robles Historical Society. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d Middlecamp, David (11 November 2023). "Hot springs drew flood of tourists to historic Paso Robles hotel. What happened to the baths?". The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c d "City of Paso Robles: History". City of Paso Robles: History. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Pratt, Skye (24 December 2018). "History of hot springs in Paso Robles". Paso Robles Daily News. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Paso Robles Hot Springs; the great hot springs resort of America" (PDF). Southern Pacific Railroad. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Go mudding at Franklin Hot Springs". ABC 10. 2 April 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ Rytuba, Jim; Goldstein, Daniel. "Paso Robles Groundwater Basin: Effects of Geothermal Waters on Water Quality and Availability". San Luis Obispo, CA government. U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, CA. Retrieved 24 May 2024.