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Southern Pacific Railroad served the Byron Hot Springs depot, with seven stops per day. Around 1878 a 10-page brochure was published advertising the hot springs and their "curative
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In the 1920s it was a popular destination for wealthy patrons, celebrities and business tycoons. The hotel grounds were landscaped with palm trees and neatly kept lawns. The resort amenities provided soaks in the mineral water and mudbaths which were claimed to relieve various ailments including
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The original hotel, built in 1889 on the 160-acre site included a three-story wood building, with a few cottages scattered nearby, as well as a laundry, gas plant and ice plant, all of which were destroyed by fire on July 25, 1901. A second hotel, a three-story stucco
Moorish-style structure was
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constructed in 1901–1902. In 1912, the entire wood-framed property burned to a "mass of ashes", and the final hotel was built from concrete and fireproof brick. The third and final hotel, a four-story brick structure was built in 1913, reopened in 1914.
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recorded the temperature of the hot spring water at 96 °F (36 °C). In her book on Byron Hot
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is a hot spring system consisting of 57 spring sources. It was developed into a historic resort and retreat. During its heyday in the early 1900s the resort attracted movie stars and well-known athletes. It is now abandoned.
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reported the mineral ingredients of the spring water to contain: Sodium
Chloride, Sodium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, Magnesium Carbonate, Calcium Chloride, Silica and various trace minerals.
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Spanish settlers, pioneers and Mexican ranchers.
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