When you hear the phrase “hot springs,” what comes to mind? Perhaps it’s thoughts of rejuvenating water, a fountain of youth, or maybe even a cure all for whatever ails you. I can’t speak to what was on the minds of Isaac Cooper and Walter Devereux when they decided to develop the hot springs of Glenwood Springs, but they certainly did advertise these claims to potential visitors. Apparently, that marketing campaign worked so well that after the official opening of Glenwood Hot Springs Resort on July 4, 1888, high society from the East Coast and Europe descended upon Glenwood Springs.
