Givens Hot Springs, Owyhee County, Idaho Genealogy

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History
The natural hot springs, located 11 miles southeast of Marsing, not far from the Snake River, was known to the Indians and was discovered by the Oregon Trail emigrants traveling along the south brancha of that trail.

In 1879, the Milford Givens family stopped at the springs and decided to stay. A bath house was built around the springs. In 1903, a hotel and restaurant, with an ice cream parlour and picnic grounds, were added.

The Givens Hot Springs school was established in 1907. A Hot Springs Ferry operated a mile downriver.

The hotel burned in 1939 and was never rebuilt. The bath house was town down in 1952 and a new facility was built on the same site.

Additional References:
Givens Hot Springs History

The Oregon Trail in Idaho: Givens Hot Springs.