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Eureka Springs Mural
Eureka
Springs, Carroll County, Arkansas
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First 100 Years of Eureka Spring
This historic mural (12 feet high by 55 feet wide) dramatizes
the early days of our community; from the Indians who first
camped here and discovered the curative properties of the many
springs to the tourism of the early 20th Century. This painting
was done by members of the Eureka Springs Guild of Artist and
Crafts people. It was designed and supervised by well known
artist & muralist Louis Freund, longtime resident.
The historical scenes identified in the painting left to right
are:
1. Indians camped at Rock House Cave (still to be seen up the
stairway at 29 S. Main St.)
2. Early campers with tents and covered wagons.
3. The Calif. House and Store )now the Historical Museum)
4. The colorful Tally-Ho (yesteryears sight-seeing bus)
5. Queen Deer House (in the same location today overlooking
Basin Springs Park).
6. The Southern Hotel (destroyed by fire in 1933).
7. Pine and hardwood forest before the development of the city.
8. Basin Spring (still popular today).
9. Mule drawn street car (our trolley of today was modeled after
this early vehicle).
10. Perry House, destroyed by fire in 1892 (Basin Park Hotel
stands on this site today).
11. "Flat Iron" building build in 1881 was located at corner of
Center and Springs Streets.
12. Crystal Terrace, built 1885, located above Spring St. near
Crescent Spring.
13. The splendid Crescent Hotel, built 1886, and still in use.
14. Original Train Station, built in 1883, reconstructed in
1913.
15. First tourist camp in Eureka Springs (1920's) |
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