Quarter Dollar 2010 USA "Hot Springs" 1st National Park mint mark D

Hot Springs is traditionally best known for the natural spring water that gives it its name. It is located in central Arkansas, USA. The reserve was founded in April 20, 1832, and then was transformed into a national park. It is the smallest national park in the U.S. - 85.5 km2. There are a lot of hot springs in the park. They flow from the western slope of Hot Springs Mountain, which is part of the mountain Uochita chain . For 200 years these people use water as a therapeutic baths for the treatment of various diseases such as rheumatism. Every day, 47 different sources bring to the surface 1 million liters of water with a temperature of about 61 ° C.