<Li> The Crawford House, at 12th and Crawford, was built of local stone in 1894 by the founder of Steamboat, James Harvey Crawford, and is now listed on the National Register of Historical Places . </Li> <P> According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 10.1 square miles (26 km), all of it land except for the Yampa River . </P> <P> The Yampa Valley and surrounding area contain several geothermal hot springs . The city is named after the Steamboat Spring, located near the present - day library and the old train depot . The spring itself was so named because its bubbling sounded like a steamboat to early settlers . Unfortunately, the construction of the railroad, which passes right next to the Steamboat Spring, silenced the chugging sound in 1908 . Locals take pride in the name of their town, as evidenced by the humorously named Steamboat Yacht Club, a local restaurant formerly located on the Yampa River, but has since been closed . It has since been reopened under a different name . </P> <P> Though there are no steamboats in the town, except for an allegorical "steamboat" playground in West Lincoln Park, the area does offer two hot springs that are open to the public . The largest is at the Old Town Hot Springs, with multiple pools and two slides . Located in the hills a few miles out of town is Strawberry Park Hot Springs, with two pools and natural rock features . Strawberry Park Hot Springs offers excellent stargazing opportunities due to the lack of ambient light . </P>

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