Early ownership of the hot springs

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Photo courtesy John M. Motter Shown is the first public bathhouse erected at the Pagosa Hot Springs by Thomas Blair in 1881. At the time, the Pagosa Hot Springs were still the property of the U.S. government. The one-room building accommodated either men or women, but not both at the same time. Photo courtesy John M. Motter
Shown is the first public bathhouse erected at the Pagosa Hot Springs by Thomas Blair in 1881. At the time, the Pagosa Hot Springs were still the property of the U.S. government. The one-room building accommodated either men or women, but not both at the same time.

We continue with a sketch we started some weeks ago describing the early history of the main Pagosa Hot Spring.

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