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Preserving Benton Hot Springs for Future Generations

What is the Future of this Unique Place?

Benton Hot Springs is one of the rarest places in the American West--a landscape that has never gone silent.

In 1928, WW Bramlette purchased this property.  For nearly a century, the Bramlette family has protected Benton Hot Springs--operating the general store, hotel, and essential services that kept this place alive.  For the past 30 years, great-grandson Bill and his wife Diane have continued that legacy, opening the hot springs to the public and caring for the land and history with deep personal commitment.

A legacy that Must Continue

Benton Hot Springs has survived because people cared about it.  But no place--no matter how historic or beloved--can continue without a plan for the future.

In 2012, with no heirs able to take on the responsibility of operating and caring for the property, Bill and Diane created the Historic Benton Hot Springs nonprofit.  Its purpose is clear:  To assume the long-term care, stewardship, public access, and historic preservation of Benton Hot Springs when the owners age out.

This nonprofit is the path forward--the way to keep Benton Hot Springs open, protected, and available for future generations.

How YOU can help protect Benton's Future.

Benton Hot Springs will only survive if people who love it step forward and support the nonprofit by making donations, becoming members, volunteering, attending historical events, and continuing to visit the property.

Your support ensures Benton Hot Springs remains a living historic landscape--not just a memory.

Together, we can keep this unique place rustic, undeveloped, and available to future generations.

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