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Arbordale Fountain Lake

Arbordale Fountain Lake

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Built: 1933 | Abandoned: 1953
Status: Abandoned
Photojournalist: Michael SchwarzJared HoltAustin Matoon


s-l1000Built in 1933 not far from Fountain Lake School District, lies a big white stucco archway, for many years people have wondered what is behind that big white stucco archway, Dr. H. D. Ferguson developed the property back in 1933 until 1949 and operated it as Fountain Lake, an entertainment complex just 4 miles from Hot Springs on the old Little Rock highway. Fountain Lake had picnic areas, a large swimming pool, dance pavilion, lodge, cottages, a wishing well, pinball arcade and fireworks on July 4th! Local historian Bill Lerz claims that as many as 1500 to 2000 people gathered for leisure and amusement beyond the white archway. The Welchman family took ownership in 1945. On Sunday morning, December 20, 1953 the property was destroyed by fire. It was never rebuilt. In 1958 the Arkansas Sheriff’s Association considered buying the abandoned property for a proposed boy’s ranch. In 1962 the Fountain Lake resort property of 157 acres was purchased by Arbordale Springs, Inc of Springdale, Arkansas. The intention was to develop a Lutheran Senior Citizens Home and retirement area. That dream never became a reality. The property is now owned by Affiliated foods of Little Rock, who purchased it in 1993. Five of the 25 springs on the property produce more than one million gallons of spring water a day. If you drive by the facility now, sometimes you can see tanker trucks hauling water to Little Rock to be bottled as Mountain Pure Drinking Water. Although this is the original Fountain Lake, there is a neighboring town with that same name, including Fountain Lake Schools and Fountain Lake Shopping Center.
Information from: http://www.hsnp.com/zz-fountainlakeproperty.htm




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Spencer
Spencer
11 months ago

Hello Michael who would I contact about viewing the old fountain lake property! I would love to check it out but can’t seem to get in contact with anyone who could grant me access!!

Douglas rayburn
Douglas rayburn
1 year ago

Hello I Am starting a YouTube channel about metal detecting in hot springs. Do you know who I could contact cornering getting into the property.

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5 years ago

Nice info

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Can i make my home there? or buy land?
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7 years ago

Und was lernen wir daraus? Vollkasko braucht man nicht. Das wäre überversichert. Jetzt, wo der Betrag beglichen ist: Ich hätte mit mehr gerechnet. Wenn man mal bedenkt, was Werkstätten heute für “Pipi-Kram” wie Ölwechsel verlangen, oder Autovermieter für nicht volle Tanks. War ja sicher nicht nur die “Achse” (sprich Radaufhängung) beschädigt, sondern auch Stoßfänger, evtl. Lenkung, Rahmen und was weiß ich. Dazu der Rattenschwanz von Sixt, also Wertminderung usw.

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Dan Hawthorn
Dan Hawthorn
7 years ago

Dan Hawthorn
Brings back memories when I was a teenager dating and taking girls out to see Fountain Lake Resort. I graduated from CMS in 53.

Kathy
Kathy
7 years ago

I graduated from Foubtain Lake High School in 1968 and I remember skipping school a couple of times and we went to Arbordale! That was when the Larsens owned it. Good times.

Crain
Reply to  Kathy
7 years ago

So was the dance floor on water also is the back property have another on it also we interested in looking at the archived pictures of abor Dale place the bed breakfast actually grand day

Tupie
Tupie
7 years ago

Was it the dance floor wood and raise over water? I heard it moved also.

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