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Ricks Pond, Hot Springs National Park

Water flows over a terraced dam and lush vegetation surround the pond on a sunny day in Hot Springs National Park
Calvin Smith
Thursday, April 22, 2021

"John Fordyce inherited the Fordyce-Ricks estate upon his father's death and added a dam on the creek below the house to form a pond for his wife to enjoy. Named Lake Lillian in her honor, it's now known locally as Ricks Pond."

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