Extended meaning praise, award is from 1852. Also see -ade. Earlier was accoll (mid-14c.), from Old French acolee an embrace, kiss, especially that given to a new-made knight, from verb acoler. The French noun in the 16c. was transformed to accolade, with the foreign suffix.
Hot Springs National Park is adjacent to the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas. It gets its name from the hot spring water that flows down the western side an eponymous mountain. At just more than 5,500 acres, it is the smallest national park by area, but it receives 1.3 million visitors a year.
Welcome to Garland County. Garland County, in the heart of the Ouachita Mountains, is a special place to both the residents who make their homes here and also to the thousands of people who choose to visit the many county attractions each year. Garland County and its county seat, Hot Springs, share a rich and colorful history.