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With better transportation and extensive advertising, health seekers and vacationers sought out this remote, riverside retreat. Langford's resort flourished from the 1920s to the 1940s. Rooms were $1 per day or $6 per week; hot spring baths were 25¢ each. As tourism increased, the motor court offered an alternative to camping. Rooms were rustic, with no running water. Visitors could sample the healing waters of the springs, camp in the shade of trees, or fish for giant flathead catfish in the Rio Grande.

Study Butte, Texas · United States