Graysonia, Arkansas
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Graysonia, Arkansas is a ghost town and once boomtown in Clark County, Arkansas. It is located on a dirt road in what is now known locally as "the middle of nowhere", halfway between Arkadelphia and Alpine. There are no populated communities in its vicinity, short of a few scattered residences here and there within a few miles of the former towns location. In the early 20th century, however, it was a main hub for the local timber industry. It once had hotels, restaurants, saloons and businesses, with a population estimated at better than 5,000. As business slowed in the late 1930s it was deserted, and became a locally well-known ghost town.
The last known remaining resident was Brown Hickman, a retired logger, who left in 1951. The "Graysonia, Nashville and Ashdown" railroad ran its route between 1909 into the mid-1930's, supplied by the "Baldwin Locomotive Works" company. Around 1907, several kilns, a fire house, a water reservoir, the main mill house, and some shotgun houses were built. Within a decade, there were several hundred houses, a hillside restaurant and several small cafés, three hotels, and several large mill buildings.
All that remains today are a few building foundations.
[edit] Notable facts
The train used in Steven Spielberg's mini series Into The West was originally built for use in Graysonia. [1]
[edit] External links
- http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ar/ar.html
- http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ar/graysonia.html
- http://www.irm.org/cgi-bin/rsearch.cgi?steam=Graysonia+Nashville+&+Ashdown=26
