Starting in 1885, the site became popular due to the recently constructed Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railway which stopped in nearby Pima, Arizona.

In May, 1899, the property was sold to John and Andrew Alexander, two brothers who ran the Geronimo-Globe stagecoach and owned a store in Fort Thomas.

The Alexander brothers renamed the property Indian Hot Springs, built 60 cottage-tents and a kitchen and dining hall.

[3][4] In September 1916, Henry and Rose Hill purchased the property, and lengthened the hot springs swimming pool by 15 feet, added a diving board and private bathhouses.

[3] In 1966 the pool was shut down by the Arizona health department due to the fact that the hot spring water was unclorinated and deemed unsafe.

[2] In 1998, Royce and Regina Richardson, a gun-carrying well-to-do couple from Phoenix took the hot springs property by force, evicting the caretaker Wesley Prophet.

The Richardsons' intended to use the springs property as a private retreat, and to establish a business venture that included growing medicinal herbs and building a bottling plant.