TABLE OF CONTENTS I. Beginnings: Prehistory and Early Exploration II. "...came to arkansas...:" AnteBellum Settlement of the Watershed III. The Civil War Years IV. "...this lovely land...:" Post War Development V. Lead and Zinc Mining VI. "...let the River be." ILLUSTRATIONS 2. Zebulon M. Pike's 1810 map of Buffaloe Fork of the White River 3. Rafting logs on the Buffalo, 1890s 4. Saw Mill, Searcy County, ca. 1890s 5. Picnic, Diamond Cave Spring, ca. 1910 6. River baptizing near Jasper, 1934 7. Panther Creek Mine, Mill Shed, Newton County, 1916 8. Panther Creek Mine, Newton County, 1916 9. Morning Star Mine and Mill, Rush, 1904 LIST OF TABLES 2. Slaveholders and Slaves: 1860 3. Population: 1870-1980
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