A family enjoying the warm waters of the Natatorium.

The Natatorium was built in 1908 on a geothermal hot springs located on the East side of Vale at the base of Rinehart Butte. The original structure was destroyed by fire and replaced with a wooden building which remained in use until the early 1960's. The Natatorium had many uses. People came from miles around to soak in the mineral baths for both medicinal and hygienic purposes. Are child learned to swim at the "Nat", and for a time in the early 1900's a sanitarium was located near the Nat. Sanitariums were used to treat consumption (tuberculosis) and rheumatism.

Pictures of the "Nat" can be seen at the Rinehart Stone House Museum located on East Main Street.

Address: Main Street (Wadleigh Park Swimming Pool)

Artist: Roger Cook (painted in 2002)