description Handkerchief Pool Overview
Handkerchief Pool is a former hot spring in Yellowstone National Park's Black Sand Basin. Visitors once dropped handkerchiefs into the water and watched them disappear into the spring's plumbing before re-emerging cleaner, which made the feature a tourist attraction. Coins, broken bottles, rocks, hairpins and a horseshoe were also thrown into the pool; a log and accumulated debris damaged its plumbing, and the spring eventually became dormant.
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What happened to handkerchiefs dropped into Handkerchief Pool?
Visitors once dropped handkerchiefs into the hot spring and watched them disappear into its underground plumbing. They could later reappear cleaner, which created the feature's name and tourist appeal.
Where was Handkerchief Pool located?
Handkerchief Pool was a former hot spring in Black Sand Basin in Yellowstone National Park. It is remembered as a historic tourist attraction rather than a normal swimming site.
Could visitors drop coins into Handkerchief Pool?
Visitors also threw coins and other objects into the spring. Those objects could clog or interfere with the plumbing, contributing to problems at the feature.
Is Handkerchief Pool still an active Yellowstone attraction?
It is described as a former hot spring, so it is not treated as a current attraction in the same way as Yellowstone's active geysers and pools. Its story belongs to the park's earlier tourism history.
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