Former Settlements in Arkansas - Ghost Towns in Arkansas, Monte Ne, Arkansas Post National Memorial, Graysonia, Arkansas (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Ghost Towns in Arkansas, Monte Ne, Arkansas Post National Memorial, Graysonia, Arkansas, List of Ghost Towns in Arkansas, Napoleon, Arkansas, Mauldin, Arkansas, Kimberly, Arkansas, Hopewell, Pike County, Arkansas. Excerpt: Monte Ne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The area that would become Monte Ne was known to have had two establishments often considered essential to a pioneer settlement, a grist mill and a distillery. It is unknown when the distillery was built. It was owned in the 1830s by Abe McGarrah and his brother-in-law. They also operated a small store. The distillery's output each day was given as thirty gallons by the Federal whiskey gauger who resided in the area. The grist mill was built in 1856, and was owned by J.R. Pettigrew . It would later be owned by James Wyeth and Amelia Crowder Blake, the parents of Betty Blake, who is often referred to as the "Leading Lady" of Rogers, Arkansas, and who would also go on to marry entertainer Will Rogers. In 1875 the post office in the area changed its name from Mountain Springs to Pettigrew's Mill. They owned the mill till 1882, when Mr. Blake died. The Mill was later operated by David Portnell from 1889 to 1895. He sold his interest in the mill to a retired Congregational minister J.G Bailey. Under Bailey the area's name was changed to Silver Springs . Bailey would sell the property to Harvey. William "Coin" Hope HarveyMonte Ne was entirely conceived and funded by William "Coin" Hope Harvey, a well-known businessman, lecturer and author during the 1890s. Although Harvey was financially successful at silver mining in Colorado, Monte Ne seems to have been funded mostly by the sales of Harvey's writings which dealt with the subject of free silver. His most popular pamphlet, entitled Co... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3367123