tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-272402062024-03-13T23:46:40.275-05:00Exploring Izard CountySharing the Wonder of Izard County...Moving History Forward!Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.comBlogger404125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-83624879614870461042020-03-05T11:40:00.001-06:002021-02-20T17:16:18.538-06:00Vintage Photos: Gorby<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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A friend has lent us her collection of vintage photos of the little community of Gorby on Piney Creek. There was once two churches standing in the area where the Olive Branch Schoolhouse is shown in these images. I believe there are two separate swinging bridges shown here as well - the high one spanning the creek at the Palestine Church and the other providing a footbridge across the creek on the other side of this little "peninsula" where the Olive Branch Church and School building was located.<br />
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Just upstream from the Palestine Cemetery was the "Old Water Mill" (photo from volume cited below).<br />
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From Ruth Biggs Mason's article in the January 1987 Volume 16 Number 1 edition of <i>The Izard County Historian</i>:<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlCg3aglus3h7aQhnRG2QcDVGJN_wdVrIm-Zqg6fcJ6gYvvHYsIfTHmXIRHpV5DZR-T8IMd1V1BZPU_6SRDvt8oKaserpkic9JVZmkgLYh3VzBFj20kMczJrBldsKkEwHndLDRQ/s1600/13416822_10153826128575787_2512658965355903111_o.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrlCg3aglus3h7aQhnRG2QcDVGJN_wdVrIm-Zqg6fcJ6gYvvHYsIfTHmXIRHpV5DZR-T8IMd1V1BZPU_6SRDvt8oKaserpkic9JVZmkgLYh3VzBFj20kMczJrBldsKkEwHndLDRQ/s320/13416822_10153826128575787_2512658965355903111_o.jpg" width="260" /></a><span style="color: #ead1dc;">"There are several old mill sites on Piney Creek and the old timbers are the evidence uncovered in recent years. The only old mill in this century that many of this generation remembers being in operation is what most people called the "Old Water Mill". This mill was about two miles up Piney Creek from the Gorby community and approximately three and a half miles down Piney Creek from Highway 56 bridge."</span><br />
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Later, Mrs. Mason writes, <span style="color: #ead1dc;"> "My uncle, Alex Gillihan, tells me the Benbrook Mill was moved in the 1870's or 1880's to the site we are calling the "Old Water Mill". He said it was moved by his grandfather, Jessie Ball, and was moved before his time. The mill at the new location had a large mill pond and he tells about one winter when the pond froze over and a bunch of kids and young folks were skating on the ice...Mr. Calvin Jones told me of my uncle, Joe Biggs, being on the pond in a John boat and it started down the water shoot. All that saved him from going into the water wheel was that he stood up and grabbed onto the foundation of the mill."</span><br />
She goes on to write, <span style="color: #ead1dc;">"Most of the old mills were two-story buildings with the lower level used for grinding corn and the upper level for grinding wheat...The "Old Watee Mill" washed away in one of the big floods on Piney Creek about 1928 as far as I can recall. Years later, a son-in-law of ours (Leonard Goodson) was fishing on Piney and found the old mill stone or burrs. He carried it home and it is interesting to see. I read that the dressing of mill stones is an old craft that demands a great deal of skill. The surface of a mill stone is called the "land" while its cutting grooves are called "burrows".</span>
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-46236463144104287662019-07-19T09:10:00.001-05:002019-07-19T09:11:51.782-05:00Izard County Courthouse at Mount Olive
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-13542199212164665802018-07-09T18:14:00.001-05:002018-07-09T18:14:37.846-05:00Waterfalls of Izard: 2016-2017 CompilationThis is the second in a series of three waterfall videos I am producing using video clips I've gathered over the past two or three years. Izard County is blessed with dozens of waterfalls like the ones included in this clip. Every season...and every weather event creates new opportunity for viewing these beautiful falls. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nq4_kdVowLQ" width="480"></iframe>Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-49794268865985431352018-07-06T21:07:00.001-05:002018-07-06T21:08:50.166-05:00Lively Day at the GristmillLong-time readers of this blog will understand that the Gristmill Waterfall at Gid is one of our favorite places to visit as well as one of our favorite subjects to capture via photos and video. This is the Gristmill Falls this past Spring after a 2+ inch rain during the night. The Falls are normally fed by a spring about a half mile above. A good rainstorm, though, is funneled into the spring branch where it ultimately flows over the horseshoe canyon's ledge that forms the waterfall. The stonework, of course, are the ruins of a gristmill built and operated by a German immigrant millwright. It was this mill that Little Johnny Lee and his cousin, Nathan Bailey were returning from on the tragic day Johnny died from exposure during extreme winter conditions. <br />
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<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/028ZA0ZOycQ" width="480"></iframe>Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-27963785604350435302018-04-05T20:11:00.002-05:002018-04-05T20:11:44.349-05:00"Hidden Hollows" Road-Trip (Filled Tour)We are thrilled to announce our Tenth full tour event, The "Hidden Hollows" Road-Trip, April 28th 2018. The tour, announced on our Facebook Group page on March 17th, was filled on March 25th. We will be taking participants to the magnificent Tan Trough Hollow, the Natural Bridge over Calico Creek, and Cold Cave near Spring Creek. Outlaw Country Music legend, Billy Don Burns, a native of the Fifty-Six area in Stone County, AR will be performing an acoustic set for us at Cold Cave to end the event. The tour is a fundraiser for the Wideman Memorial Cemetery Association's effort to preserve and restore the old frame Wideman Schoolhouse which stands adjacent to the cemetery itself. This event, which is our fist full Road-Trip in 6 years, is set to be one of our best to date. We are encouraged by the participation as well as by the support from our business community and are seriously considering more events in the future.<br />
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-10265951990981117652017-08-27T09:58:00.001-05:002017-08-27T09:59:34.392-05:00The Dowdle Family Collection: Second EditionMore from the really wonderful photo collection of Mrs. "Dodie" Dowdle Sherrill.<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-63867242259011109142017-06-25T00:53:00.000-05:002017-06-25T03:58:43.255-05:00Vintage Photo: Sylamore SchoolhouseThe Sylamore Schoolhouse is unique among all the schools built in Izard County being built of brick. It was a two room schoolhouse and appears in this photo to have had its own water tower or a bell tower. According to <i>The Early Schools of Izard County</i>, The school was built sometime after the railroad was completed in 1903 and held classes until consolidating with Melbourne in 1948.<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-70140947701179256752017-04-09T19:21:00.002-05:002017-04-09T22:25:47.966-05:00Vintage Photos: The Dowdle Family CollectionHere is the first edition of photos from the Dowdle Family Collection and includes some incredile images ranging from an early Pioneer Day in Melbourne to a celebration gathering at Banchard Springs. More to come! ENJOY!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">William Hendrix (Back of photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Raymon House (Back of photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Millard Garrett A.K.A. Pet Moss Garrett (Back of photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">David and Lizzie Cartwright (Back of photo)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jimmy and Dashealain Dowdle, Imogene and Bud Cooper (Back of photo)</td></tr>
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-62150300181677971582016-11-08T14:01:00.000-06:002016-11-08T14:05:36.132-06:00Steamboat's A 'Comin'! Ozark Queen in Izard<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
One of the most colorful eras of White River Valley history was that of the steamboats. One of the last to ply its trade along the river in Izard County was the Ozark Queen which was built in Batesville and launched 1896 only a few years before the railroad made the boats obsolete. </div>
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Here's an excerpt from <a href="http://www.ozarkhistory.com/whiteriver.htm" target="_blank">an article on the Steamboat era</a> by Duane Huddleston, author of <i><a href="https://books.google.com/books/about/Steamboats_and_Ferries_on_the_White_Rive.html?id=tahjbazJK-IC" target="_blank">Steamboats and Ferries on the White River</a> </i>about the much-loved sternwheeler:</div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">"The Year 1896 was especially disastrous for the steamboats serving Marion County, Gone were the T. E. MORRISON, the MYRTLE, the RALPH E. WARNER, and the J. A. WOODSON, which Captain Woodbury returned to her owners before launching the OZARK QUEEN at Batesville in September. The TYCOON was also built there, and three boats were in the trade; but the DAUNTLESS caught fire and burned on November 10.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">The OZARK QUEEN was the last steamboat constructed for passenger and freight service to Marion County, and with her passing a colorful era ended. Her tremendous struggle against river hazards, the competition from other boats, and the increasing threat of the railroad, typified the last days of steam packets on the upper river.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Among the very few who remembered the OZARK QUEEN in 1972 was Mrs. Minnie B. Johnson, nee [sic] Huddleston, who is now, deceased. In her youth, she witnessed the arrival of several steamboats at McBee's Landing and could recall those exciting moments. Before her demise, she stated:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">"When I was a young girl on papa's farm on the old Denton Ferry road, we could hear the steamboats distinctly as they rounded the bend and whistled for McBee's. Before the sound could fade away, us kids would yell, "The QUEEN's a comin! The QUEEN's a comin! Steamboat's here!" Then we would race like scared rabbits through the woods to see who could be the first to reach the river!"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">The OZARK QUEEN vied with the TYCOON, Captain Dick Prater, master, and the JOSIE SIVLEY for the upper river trade during 1896-97 boating season. Captain Woodbury's boat was the largest, being 133 feet long, 25.6 feet wide and displacing 135 net tons, while the TYCOON was 64 tons net. The OZARK QUEEN made nine trips from Newport to McBee's, eleven to Buffalo City, one to the rapids, and one from Batesville to Sylamore, carrying 260 passengers. In comparison, the TYCOON hauled 50 passengers on 19 trips -- the JOSIE SIVLEY's captain did not render a report.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Trade was dull during the 1897-1898 boating season, forcing the TYCOON to Black River, but in late January the OZARK QUEEN and TYCOON resumed full operation, each making several trips to Buffalo City and McBee's until low water stopped their activities.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">The steamers were in competition during the 1898-1899 season until the TYCOON burned in early 1899, after which the OZARK QUEEN enjoyed an excellent year. She made 22 trips to Buffalo City and McBee's, and on May 17 went to Oakland.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">Captain Woodbury announced semiweekly trips to Buffalo City at the start of 1899-1900 season, leaving Batesville every Saturday and Wednesday mornings. Again the OZARK QUEEN was alone in the trade, but low water reduced her trips. She made one to Oakland, six to McBee's and five to Buffalo City.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">An event in early 1899 affected the OZARK QUEEN and her competitors -- the River and Harbor Bill in Congress provided for ten locks and dams to insure year-round navigation to Marion County. One was authorized yearly until all were completed, and money was appropriated to start the first at Batesville. Construction began in the fall of 1900, and the OZARK QUEEN was no longer alone in the upper river trade; the JESSIE BLAIR, a small gasoline sternwheeler from Illinois appeared. The tiny vessel was 52 feet long, 12 feet wide and commanded by a Captain Heniken. She made three trips to Buffalo City by March 1, 1901.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">The last two years of steamboating were busy ones. Construction on Lock and Dam No. 1 was completed, and work started on No. 2, some ten miles above Batesville. The White River branch of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad was also under construction. In addition to the OZARK QUEEN, more boats arrived, several being hired to haul equipment and supplies to build the railroad.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">As winter approached, the captains prepared for the last season of steamboating to Marion County. During late November, Captain Stallings passed Penter's Bluff with the 65-ton JOE WHEELER, enroute to Buffalo City, followed closely by Captain Woodbury and the OZARK QYEEN [sic]. Shortly thereafter, the steamers KENNEDY, QUICKSTEP, WELCOME, BUCK ELK and MYRTLE COREY, and the gasoline boat EUREKA, joined the parade of boats to McBee's.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">The OZARK QUEEN reached Buffalo City without mishap, but became stuck on the shoals. Although in a dangerous situation, she pulled free with only minor damage. The OZARK QUEEN's primary competitor for the commercial trade was lucky, with Captain Stallings having a good season, but Captain Woodbury continued to be dogged with misfortune. During the last week in December, the OZARK QUEEN was returning from McBee's with 400 bales of cotton, when she ran aground some 20 miles above Batesville. The crew worked for hours to dislodge the QUEEN, but she could not be moved. Sadly Captain Woodbury awaited a rise to free the steamer; however, it was six long weeks before the boat was dislodged.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">After unloading his cargo at Batesville, the captain headed for McBee's Landing. He worked hard to recoup his losses, and the Mountain Echo reported on two occasions that he was scouring the river above Oakland for freight. Perhaps the strain was too much for the old riverman, for in March he became ill while on an upriver trip. Walter Isom, who was then working at the Buffalo City Landing, remembered Captain Woodbury's last trip:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">"When the QUEEN landed, poor Cap'n was awfully sick," he recalled. "He wanted to go on up to McBee's, but just couldn't make it. We unloaded the QUEEN, and she headed for Batesville. As I watched her round out, I knew the Cap'n would never be back."</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0c343d;">The death knell for steam packets in Marion County was sounded on Monday, August 24, 1903, when the whistle of a steam locomotive heralded the arrival of the first passenger train from Batesville to Cotter. With its coming, regular rail service was established, and the twin bands of steel completed the job of crushing river competition. The stirring whistle of the steamboat had been stilled by the lonesome wail of the locomotive."</span></div>
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The entire article is worth the read as it talks about the other boats as well as the people who operated them all along the White River during the era. . I encourage you to <a href="http://www.ozarkhistory.com/whiteriver.htm" target="_blank">visit the page and read it by clicking here</a>. </div>
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Note: The top three images below are of the Ozark Queen in Izard County. Mount Olive. Calico Rock, and Penter's Bluff. The bottom two are along the river in Independence County. Batesville and just below the current location of Lock 3 near Penter's Bluff (the caption says Calico Rock but we believe it to be Lock 3 during construction). The Penter's bluff photo is from the Kennedy Auction Service page where we borrowed it. </div>
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-73465420286686524452016-08-08T13:00:00.000-05:002016-08-08T13:10:30.393-05:00Old Guion to Melbourne Road - Bridge at Sandy Flat:One of the earliest roads in the county connected the Steamboat landing (and later the railroad) at Wild Haws Landing (now Guion) to Melbourne and the central part of Izard. It is said to have followed Rocky Bayou's valley crossing the creek many times. Eudell Smith once told us that there are wagon ruts in the bedrock in some places along the route. It was along this road that the material for the 1912 Clocktower Courthouse was transported from the railroad to Melbourne in wagons. Below are some photos of the bridge piers from the span that crossed East Rocky Bayou just a few yards above where the stream meets West Rocky Bayou at Sandy Flat (also known as Adler). Some of the piers are of an earlier construction and one is obviously from later. The road served the area for many years up until the middle part of the 20th Century. Other photos are from the area of the converging streams at Sandy Flat.<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-84300854221751228582016-07-13T10:17:00.006-05:002016-07-13T22:49:19.751-05:00Vintage Photos: Watkins Plantation House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IlAPXZ8SiFqqtrpb4uztMlQtuv0G6D-eFcgfKPX9RrsuA14VphWw25KtIXth9sG0VYsumTHPTwZA6mobmTGCls9POIitcm8dJ9fx7FpAayRkz13iOySncQEVOQrrNP3EWJsm2Q/s1600/399779_10151442016370787_977211810_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4IlAPXZ8SiFqqtrpb4uztMlQtuv0G6D-eFcgfKPX9RrsuA14VphWw25KtIXth9sG0VYsumTHPTwZA6mobmTGCls9POIitcm8dJ9fx7FpAayRkz13iOySncQEVOQrrNP3EWJsm2Q/s320/399779_10151442016370787_977211810_n.jpg" width="293" /></a>The Watkins Brothers moved to Izard County around 1844 and the family created the largest plantation in the county. The Watkins Plantation House stood into the late 1960s or early 70s until it was dismantled. The bricks, which were made by the Watkins slaves on the plantation, were later used to build the Knight House that stood just east of Melbourne along Highway 69 near Possum Trot before it burned just a few years ago.<br />
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<a href="http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/th/read/ARIZARD/2000-07/0964344968" target="_blank">From a conversation online at RootsWeb</a> that includes remarks and research by our friends, Jean Mayfield Cuevas, Rosemary Kenney, and others:<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">Wild Haws" was a large estate, which one entered by means of two large</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">gates. The little community, consisting of a general store, post office,</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">drug store, hardware store, etc. was practically owned by Dr. O.T. and was</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">about 1/2 mile from the estate (main house) and to this community came</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">people from all around to trade. His home was a large brick house, with</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">brick made on the property. Had comfortable quarters for slaves which were</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">a distance from main house. Principal crops were corn & wheat. however all</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">other kinds of foodstuffs were also raised. He had immense orchards that </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;"><span style="color: #351c75;">furnished fruit for all in abundance, there was a smoke house for the meats.</span><span style="color: yellow;">"</span></span></span><br />
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Another interesting comment about the plantation from the same conversation:</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #351c75;"><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">>daughter, Elizabeth Mahala Watkins, on her husband's plantation "Wild Haws"</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">>where he died in 1864, Sept 27th. In 1861 Yankees came onto his plantation</span><br style="font-family: monospace;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace;">>and destroyed everything, including Family Bible brought from Ireland."</span></span><br />
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Thanks to our friend, Sue McCluskey for sharing these photos on Facebook! Unfortunately, we are not certain who the people are in the photos.<br />
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You can learn more about the Watkins Family at our article on the adjacent <a href="http://exploreizard.blogspot.com/2009/04/watkins-cemetery.html" target="_blank">Watkins Cemetery</a>.</div>
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-60382579371124533782016-07-12T09:12:00.000-05:002016-07-12T09:55:55.587-05:00Vintage Photo Postcard: Elijah Jeffery House at Mount Olive<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lY5LXPros2aJZycly_k9ySQcINQIWpIDPCwE5p72gbnXpJtvuz7lEAergsoGrULfaGXuu0qDFYB3Hg7CkK5J2F2FoRRmYijO60dh_7pJT3kNgAfSjZwVgMKL828h_HkH4ZrfBg/s1600/DSCN1680.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2lY5LXPros2aJZycly_k9ySQcINQIWpIDPCwE5p72gbnXpJtvuz7lEAergsoGrULfaGXuu0qDFYB3Hg7CkK5J2F2FoRRmYijO60dh_7pJT3kNgAfSjZwVgMKL828h_HkH4ZrfBg/s320/DSCN1680.JPG" width="320" /></a>The Elijah Jeffery House stood until a few years ago along the railroad tracks at Mount Olive. In its later years, it served as a boarding house before finally being abandoned to its fate. <a href="http://exploreizard.blogspot.com/2009/08/elijah-jeffery-house.html" target="_blank">Our first encounters </a>with this incredible old building were when it had deteriorated to the point of parts of the roof collapsing (see photo at right)<br />
. Behind the home was a fascinating root cellar or ice house of cut stone that has been dismantled and the stone used by someone for a modern project. The beautiful roofing tin was also salvaged and was used to decorate the interior of the recently remodeled Mount Olive Schoolhouse nearby. Before acquiring this photo from our friend Judy Williams whose aunt had shared it with Judy's parents, we could only imagine the magnificence of the old structure. Here's the building as it looked in its hey-day.<br />
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-67898656144474150362016-07-10T10:17:00.002-05:002016-07-10T12:05:40.607-05:00Gray Cemetery (AKA Felts Cemetery) at Bonetown<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSMX0C8yXF322OD58IDBnAiCDaiMWa23kGrGS4IJSlLdpB0cua2mgovWfbJ1io9VciicVTq2cPn5UgcN_hlkjhGGoxsm8oicyNnyyJ0ooiu9Xd_pcFnIp-bM8nbe9_-ifjsWE1A/s1600/DSCF7303.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrSMX0C8yXF322OD58IDBnAiCDaiMWa23kGrGS4IJSlLdpB0cua2mgovWfbJ1io9VciicVTq2cPn5UgcN_hlkjhGGoxsm8oicyNnyyJ0ooiu9Xd_pcFnIp-bM8nbe9_-ifjsWE1A/s640/DSCF7303.JPG" width="640" /></a><br />
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Gray Cemetery is a smallish cemetery that sits right along County Road 72 between Bonetown and Sage. There are some very interesting people lying at rest here as well as some fascinating homemade gravestones.<br />
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The most interesting gravestones are those of the Meers siblings Cary and William Preston Jr., Children of William Preston and Sarah Meers of Cherokee County, Georgia. These stones were lovingly crafted by an amateur stone mason and are really something special. William Senior was a veteran of the CSA having served as First Sargent in the infantry for Company C, Cherokee Legion. There are records of him having spent time at the military hospital at Jonesboro, Ga. in 1864 with "chronic hepatitis", Williams wife, <a href="http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/ARIZARD/2009-03/1236397332" target="_blank">Sarah A.Jarret Meers</a>, is documented as having set up a homestead in Franklin Township in Izard County some time after her husband died after the conclusion of the War Between the States. In 1876, Mrs. Meers is known to have purchased the R.F. Jones homestead of 160 acres for $185 and finished out the claim. I could find no record of where Sarah or William Senior is buried.<br />
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Also buried here is <a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/ar/izard/bios/rbtgray.txt" target="_blank">Robert Gray</a> who was originally from Wilkes County, North Carolina and moved to Izard County with his family in 1859. He was a Civil War veteran who lost a leg and a finger during the conflict and returned to Izard County to become a teacher and continue to farm his land. Following is an excerpt from a Goodspeed biography of Mr. Gray:<br />
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<span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-size: x-small;">"<span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Mr. Gray, like his father, has always been engaged in farming, and owns about</span></span><br />
<pre style="white-space: pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #cfe2f3; font-size: x-small;">700 acres of good land, of which 250 acres are under cultivation. He has been a
member of the I. O. O. F. for the past nine years, and has held a number of
offices in the county, such as assessor, and while residing in Sharp County held
the office of county treasurer for two years. In 1862 he enlisted in the
Confederate army under McBride, and was severely wounded at the fight at
Mansfield, losing his left leg and one finger on his left hand. He also received
a shot in the left side, and received his discharge in 1865. He followed the
occupation of school teaching for some time after returning home, but, as stated
above, has given the most of his attention to farming, at which he has been
remarkably successful. He and wife worship in the Baptist Church."</span></pre>
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A decorated veteran of World War II also lies here, <a href="http://arkansasgravestones.org/view.php?id=84931" target="_blank">Thomas Wesley Miller</a>, who served with distinction as a Techinician Grade 4 being awarded two bronze stars. Mr. Miller also served as Director of the Arkansas Veterans Affairs for more than ten years and was responsible for having played a major part in setting up the Veterans Home in Little Rock.<br />
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-34329976623096679162016-06-12T21:09:00.006-05:002021-02-04T10:02:12.767-06:00Cool Cave above Spring Creek<br />
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Izard County is a gift that keeps on giving. And not just predictable gifts
-fresh, exciting ones! The EIC Crew's trip to Cool Cave this week was one I will
remember always. This fantastic rock formation is easily the most amazing place
I have been in the county!<br />
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A section of bluff has separated from the ridge top along Spring Creek and
the giant fractured boulders that resulted lean together to form an
unbelievable space beneath. Upon entering the shadows of the cavern beneath the
towering standing stones there is a significant change of temperature - unlike
that encountered when entering an actual cave. This is a coolness born on a
breeze as air circulates through several shadowed corridors in a sort of
convection.<br />
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Rising up from within the cavern beneath the<br />
leaning stones, the inside walls vault upwards like those in a cathedral to a
cross-shaped opening revealing the forest canopy and the sky above. Darkened
moss-lined corridors of stone lead off in several directions, most with points
of light of their own. The entire structure has an almost spiritual feel to it.
There are four separate entrances a person can enter into the cool, darkened
space - each with it's own charm.<br />
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There are many incredible places in our county. This one is truly magical!<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-18180404399148626062016-06-11T11:38:00.003-05:002022-07-10T10:11:55.655-05:00Old Benbrook Mill on Piney CreekFinding and learning about the mill sites in Izard County is probably the most fascinating thing I do as a member of the EIC Crew. This week, with the help of our friend, Pauletta, we got to visit one of the...if not THE most important mill sites in the county. People brought their grain to be ground into flour and their wool and cotton to be carded at this place from as far away as Fulton County and even from across the river in modern-day Stone County. It operated up until the 1880s having been built by Nathan Langston and soon after sold to Henry Benbrook. It's the site of one of the first post-offices in the county and was a real hub of activity for generations.<br />
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stretching from bank to bank. Even many of the retaining wall planks remain! Also, there is an extensive grid of large square-hewn timbers forming the base of what must have been a deck supporting milling and/or carding equipment.<br />
John Quincy Wolf wrote about the mill in his "Life in the Leatherwoods:<br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3;"> "When I was a boy, there were three water-powered mills that I knew of. The first water-powered mill I ever saw was on Piney Creek about four miles east of Calico Rock. It ground both wheat and corn and had a large carding factory adjacent to it. It was the only mill within a large scope of the country and naturally enjoyed a large patronage, its clientele extending across White River into what is now Stone County. Patrons living on the south side of the river used to set a day sending to the mill. Half a dozen or more people would bring their corn and wheat to a central place and pile it into the wagon of one farmer who would ford the river and drive to the mill. He would frequently have to stay all night and two whole days waiting for the grain to be ground into flour.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3;"> The mill in question was known as Benbrook's Mill. It was operated by <a href="http://genealogytrails.com/ark/izard/biosB.html#benbrooke" target="_blank">Elbert Benbrook</a> and was built before the Civil-War. It suspended operation about 1880. Mr. Benbrook was a good mechanic and a good miller who made good flour."</span><br />
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User S. Springfield at Genealogy.com writes:<br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3;"> "Caleb’s (Langston) sons built a mill on Piney Creek. They carried logs on their shoulders and built </span><br />
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<span style="color: #d9ead3;">it in six days. It was the first Mill in the County. This was an “undershot” water wheel with the water going under the wheel instead of over it because of the slow flow of the water. The mill would run for a short time, then they would have to wait until the water level rose again before they started up. It could grind a bushel of corn a day. Nathan Langston and Colonel Stuart each owned a half interest in the Mill. Nathan operated
the Mill for six months then sold his interest to Henry Benbrook. Today, it is known as the "Old Benbrook Mill" Site.</span><br />
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It was wonderful to see this amazing historic site and I'm glad EIC has some photos of it as it looks today! Click images to enlarge.<br />
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-88983728738146441902016-06-06T09:56:00.002-05:002016-06-06T09:56:15.857-05:00Sentinel Valley Falls on Flat Rock Creek<br />
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A little over seven years ago, the EIC Crew trekked down Flat Rock Creek from Flat Rock Hollow with a friend who wanted to show us a waterfall. As we descended the creek, it eventually played out, the water seeming to have just been absorbed by the creek bed at one point in the area of what we have named <a href="http://exploreizard.blogspot.com/2009/12/flat-rock-hollow-sentinel-valley.html" target="_blank">"Sentinel Valley".</a> Sentinel Valley is an open area with giant monoliths and rock <br />
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On Sunday, after Friday's 6.5+ inch rains in the area, we finally made our long anticipated return to the location in hopes of getting shots of the creek pouring over the fall. Though our entire group didn't make it all the way through the heavy brush, we did manage to get some shots of the falls which we have dubbed "Sentinel Valley Falls". This time, it was essential that the steep canyon walls were conquered and it was well worth the effort! Beneath the falls, in the cliff face, there are two caves. One is a shelter and is elevated a bit and the other is just behind the falls and has a small stream running out of it. We have concluded that the water upstream a ways seeps through the gravel creek bed through a crack and continues downstream through the cave to emerge at the bottom of the rock face.<br />
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Flat Rock creek is a natural wonder. We are blessed to have such incredible places here in our area of God's Green Earth!<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-51278726231400659842016-05-29T00:05:00.000-05:002016-06-13T21:47:50.480-05:00Camp Sage: Civilian Conservation Corps Facility<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">The following information was found, of all places, on Ebay. The seller was using it to explain an item (a 1 cent CCC token) for sale. It was among information on several Arkansas CCC Camps and the seller did not cite the source:</span><br />
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<span style="color: #ffd966;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Camp Sage, Company 3780, was located at Stella near </span><a href="http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=903" rel="/external" style="text-align: -webkit-center;">Melbourne (Izard County)</a><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;">. It was built in 1937–38, situated on a hill overlooking a rural area, and held from 175 to 200 people at its peak. A fire-watch tower stood adjacent to the camp. Work activities were connected with forest husbandry and soil conservation: building forest roads, stringing telephone lines, building a side camp, drainage control, and containment of forest fires. Later, some of the roads were converted to county roads. During the last half of 1941, activity dwindled; the side camp shut down, and enlistments declined. By November, Camp Sage was disbanded.</span></span><br />
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I have read that the workers from Camp Sage assisted the NYA Resident Training Project in Melbourne with the construction of the modern courthouse. </div>
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The Camp was located on the ridge at Stella on the west side of Highway 69. The EIC Crew went there a few years ago for a brief visit and was able to get a few photos of structures that remain. I'm guessing that the large concrete block structures with inscriptions were the piers for the fire tower mentioned in the passage above.</div>
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We located several areas with paving stones, some border stones, what was likely the gate to the facility, and a number of other concrete structures that were either part of shop buildings or even shower/lavatory areas.</div>
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I've misplaced my CD version of the Izard County Historian quarterlies and will provide more information about the site in a later update.</div>
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-3354947456036056202016-05-28T09:35:00.005-05:002021-08-07T10:29:11.157-05:00Vintage Photos: Dismantling of the 1914 Brick Clock Tower CourthouseOn the morning of December 5th, 1937, the majestic brick Clock Tower Courthouse, the third courthouse to be erected in Melbourne, burned leaving only a charred, empty hulk. The second courthouse, a frame structure, had been dismantled to make way for this beautiful building. Below are some more photos found at the Arkansas Tech University's "Arkansas Digital History Institute" web page showing the burned-out building as it was being dismantled by the NYA Resident Training Project in early 1938.<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-3657173479974630192016-05-27T22:15:00.000-05:002016-05-28T09:19:19.699-05:00Vintage Photos: N. Y. A. Resident Training Project (Melbourne)I was able to download some photos from <a href="https://adhi.atu.edu/resultsearch.php" target="_blank">The Arkansas Digital History Institute (Arkansas Tech University)</a> that I had not been able to in the past. These are vintage photos during the period the current Izard County Courthouse was being built in 1938-1939. You can view photos of what's left of the facility today by <a href="http://exploreizard.blogspot.com/2009/01/national-youth-association-resident.html" target="_blank">clicking here</a>.<br />
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-10638694454881213122016-05-23T08:48:00.002-05:002016-05-23T08:48:35.303-05:00The Clay Cave RevisitedSunday afternoon, Rick and I took a short trip into the Clay cave near the second lookout on Highway 9 (Sylamore Road). Below are a few shots from our excursion. These are the first photos we've published from inside the cave. It's been several years since either of us have actually gone deep into the cave and it was shocking to find so much graffiti painted on the features of the cave. It's saddening that there are so many people who have such little respect for our places of natural beauty. It was nearly impossible to get clear shots of the very few cave features.We only trekked to the bottom of the cave and did not go all the way to the back. We'll save that for another adventure!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2d4toP0nLsvQuCfeF6WgD8PhlTu9Z4TP-bhtAKgmF9KeyM5RHPOcALmh7xAjPZwYLJaFwWxqwoK4h0Fu2zvD8pumlSsClgxq9NeQ0N6qKa4-dSH7SrkCExZlAZLdkkeWRSSq8VQ/s1600/DSCF0537.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2d4toP0nLsvQuCfeF6WgD8PhlTu9Z4TP-bhtAKgmF9KeyM5RHPOcALmh7xAjPZwYLJaFwWxqwoK4h0Fu2zvD8pumlSsClgxq9NeQ0N6qKa4-dSH7SrkCExZlAZLdkkeWRSSq8VQ/s320/DSCF0537.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SKHddpPN82ZhswA7PrbFXk31joivbVCIl1-vt5qGVUaZVszJrKHOPEvwplWMbGpxWc1A0UiQR22jGD0Jj-thg7UuLlATi5rITVIHwVCdssudI1Y0kbwLCJgECIzZCJbMY46c5A/s1600/DSCF0540.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-SKHddpPN82ZhswA7PrbFXk31joivbVCIl1-vt5qGVUaZVszJrKHOPEvwplWMbGpxWc1A0UiQR22jGD0Jj-thg7UuLlATi5rITVIHwVCdssudI1Y0kbwLCJgECIzZCJbMY46c5A/s320/DSCF0540.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SJwd1tdxLeWKYQT_OE-QlC7goXHSWWPNzpGp71fU6o7Rn_PuMZHvYP0YXeVGIM8zXHoz2iskXQlSNpA36eo0wJ7o8YfK2Cb68il8BKnCgbT24XE_d5-3WQxqwajowpt1pDGyZg/s1600/DSCF0541.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8SJwd1tdxLeWKYQT_OE-QlC7goXHSWWPNzpGp71fU6o7Rn_PuMZHvYP0YXeVGIM8zXHoz2iskXQlSNpA36eo0wJ7o8YfK2Cb68il8BKnCgbT24XE_d5-3WQxqwajowpt1pDGyZg/s320/DSCF0541.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTYCS31tMuuIH1GWMPkujsvAVdgWppONkxJ7YWQJMZm_z89d8CiOwYF7lXjUORuoGOekLUNmFTvo4cZ0VaRJMljtbA4M1tHwe6lbLphigKSvXZXW44EMSkYxreqthf-dn30lJXQ/s1600/DSCF0542.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTYCS31tMuuIH1GWMPkujsvAVdgWppONkxJ7YWQJMZm_z89d8CiOwYF7lXjUORuoGOekLUNmFTvo4cZ0VaRJMljtbA4M1tHwe6lbLphigKSvXZXW44EMSkYxreqthf-dn30lJXQ/s320/DSCF0542.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlD6Y3ZKvtjGhyphenhypheniiK11i6JL3LQa8vOQv8PvUaFRorNI3bJMjcwpRzDee6Z9IkNyE3ULALo9qX57Q0UfNcdmzHclZ323PuvCER-QD4TGD69RMWtDq3LEE3EGb_AlRS7jzyu503KQ/s1600/DSCF0550.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJlD6Y3ZKvtjGhyphenhypheniiK11i6JL3LQa8vOQv8PvUaFRorNI3bJMjcwpRzDee6Z9IkNyE3ULALo9qX57Q0UfNcdmzHclZ323PuvCER-QD4TGD69RMWtDq3LEE3EGb_AlRS7jzyu503KQ/s320/DSCF0550.JPG" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDQtezTCWimna-DSTaWAQOnns6r-VKM4aoexF6B0hLYFxUqUqbAfRsF39HW5Lq19dW5YX4OpMRn-OBjlL3qllS8_39V4OQZEQxEyrqMWtbP8CE5zpE6-pEvWr2p0794SnwgRyVA/s1600/DSCF0553.JPG" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSDQtezTCWimna-DSTaWAQOnns6r-VKM4aoexF6B0hLYFxUqUqbAfRsF39HW5Lq19dW5YX4OpMRn-OBjlL3qllS8_39V4OQZEQxEyrqMWtbP8CE5zpE6-pEvWr2p0794SnwgRyVA/s320/DSCF0553.JPG" /></a> Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-30788266106720305312016-05-11T19:10:00.002-05:002016-05-11T19:10:48.458-05:00Sadieville Falls near AthensA few weeks ago, we got a great tip from a friend about an interesting spot near the Sadieville Road off the Boswell Road. The site tuned out to be an incredible waterfall that we've driven past a dozen times since starting the blog in '06. We've wondered when Izard will stop giving us these wonderful gifts. Perhaps she never will. Enjoy!<br />
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<br />Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-19822086856712766122016-03-15T12:33:00.001-05:002016-03-15T12:33:13.320-05:00Vintage Photo: Lafferty/Anderson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I found this great image on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/cushmanheritagemuseum/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Facebook page, "Cushman Heritage Museum"</a>, along with the information quoted in the image below:<br />
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More about Anderson/Lafferty to come!Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-40795923315190839582016-03-07T09:29:00.002-06:002016-03-09T09:20:40.854-06:00Announcing the "Trail of Trees - Mystery of the Trees" Presentation & Tour!On Saturday, March 19th, 2016 at 11 AM, Mountain steward, Robert R. Gaut will present his organization's new documentary film, "Mystery of the Trees" at 11 AM at the Historic, Knob Creek Church. A slideshow on Arkansas Trail Trees will follow and participants will be treated to a demonstration on how to document trees for the Mountain Stewards.org database while visiting a newly discovered tree as well as the "Jumbo Thong Tree" and "Grafted Trees near Jumbo". The event is free. We will be accepting donations to offset Mr. Gaut's expenses and DVD's of "Mystery of the Trees" will be available for purchase. For more info, look for our "Exploring Izard County" group on Facebook. We look forward to seeing you there!<br />
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Al-Ozarkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27240206.post-18806276252778849242016-03-03T11:56:00.002-06:002021-11-24T22:12:50.916-06:00Big Spring CemeteryBig Spring lies between Mount Pleasant and Sidney and is located at the very headwaters of historic Poke Bayou. In the Benge Detachment journal, it is reported that one group of Cherokee camped at a spring in this area during the Trail of Tears journey through Izard County.. It is very possible...even highly likely it was at Big Spring. The group had followed Poke Bayou out of Batesville camping at Flat Rock in Sharp County the night before.<br />
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The cemetery bears the remains of several confederate soldiers from the community who died during the conflict. Two young men, David Bone and Joel Battles, both died within days of each other from measles. Joel's father, Frances Nelson Battles, drafted beyond the age of 40, also died during the war but it is said there was no explanation that arrived with the body when it was returned to the family. Joel's Brother, Andrew Jackson Battles was killed in action during the civil war as well.<a href="http://www.couchgenweb.com/civilwar/goodstor.html" target="_blank"> David Bone and Joel Battles are both mentioned in these articles by Sgt. Elihu Beckham</a>. Samuel D. Gunn was also a private in Company K of the Arkansas 21st. Captain Christian Christopher Elkins s (C C Elkins) was also sent home sick around the time the two boys died. <a href="http://www.geni.com/people/Thomas-Elkins/6000000015663439747" target="_blank">Christian is the brother of Thomas O. Elkins </a>and is one of three brothers who moved to this area of Izard County in the 1850s.<br />
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There are several ministers buried here as well, including W.A. Givens, Samuel Gunn, and Henry F Bone.<br />
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