This photo is the only one I’ve ever seen of a short-lived swimming pool that was once
an attraction in Wolverine Canyon, a few miles east of Blackfoot. Nelson Cox built the pool and dance hall in 1921. One end of the pool was covered. The beams that held up the roof provided a jumping-off point for daredevil divers.
I heard stories about the swimming pool when I was growing up nearby. Pop once pointed out to me where it had been. I’d always assumed there was a geothermal spring there, but an article in the June 20, 1921 Idaho Republican, tells about Cox building the place. The piece said that Cox built a ditch to “conduct the water out thru some pretty glades, and his plans include the construction of a second reservoir, a bathhouse and plunge, and a heating plant to supply water in the plunge.”
The article described campgrounds surrounded by trees and many patches of wild
strawberries.
Along with the dance hall, there was a hamburger stand where you could also buy candy and gum. In the summer rodeos took place, an attraction for the many cowboys from the ranches and little communities around.
an attraction in Wolverine Canyon, a few miles east of Blackfoot. Nelson Cox built the pool and dance hall in 1921. One end of the pool was covered. The beams that held up the roof provided a jumping-off point for daredevil divers.
I heard stories about the swimming pool when I was growing up nearby. Pop once pointed out to me where it had been. I’d always assumed there was a geothermal spring there, but an article in the June 20, 1921 Idaho Republican, tells about Cox building the place. The piece said that Cox built a ditch to “conduct the water out thru some pretty glades, and his plans include the construction of a second reservoir, a bathhouse and plunge, and a heating plant to supply water in the plunge.”
The article described campgrounds surrounded by trees and many patches of wild
strawberries.
Along with the dance hall, there was a hamburger stand where you could also buy candy and gum. In the summer rodeos took place, an attraction for the many cowboys from the ranches and little communities around.
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