Mount Pleasant's Dellwood Park has a long and colorful history. In the early 1900's, it was one of Northeast Texas' finest tourist attractions. People traveled from miles around to visit the elaborate 70-room hotel that once sat at the top of the hill where Mt. Pleasant's public swimming pool now sits and to partake of the mineral waters from nearby springs that were said to have healing properties. A trolley that ran from the present day intersection of East First and East Second Streets brought out-of-town visitors arriving in Mt. Pleasant on the Cotton Belt to the park.
Dellwood's life as a tourist attraction was short-lived. It is said that the advent of automobiles helped seal its fate because people could conveniently travel to distant places that had been impracticable by horse and wagon.
Following its glory days, Dellwood was used as a pasture for cattle. A movement was started in 1949 to purchase the Dellwood Park property, and by 1951 the property became a city park.
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