Welcome to our Ozarks’ History as we explore the railroad tunnel on the White River in Marion County, Arkansas, across the river from Cotter, Arkansas.
We'll take our time to pass through an Ozark hill & railroad tunnel twice.
Enjoy listening to the tree frogs, crunching of the Fall leaves, and sometimes we'll share a story or two.
Explore the former Hogan Cemetery in Oakland, Arkansas, with Ozarks' History.
We are discovering the unique styles of burials & graves once located along the beautiful White River in the Ozark Plateau. The former cemetery contained Discoid Neck Grave Markers, Lozenge & Step-Stone Crypts.
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Neck Discoid Grave markers
Neck Discoid Grave markers adorning Two Zinc Alloy,
sometimes called White Bronze, grave markers outlined in Red.
More Neck Discoid Grave markers.
Flat Roof Coffin Cover covering grave in the background.
Book Recommendation
A Shape in Time and Space:
The Migration of the Necked Discoid Gravemarker-the Illinois Sample
Explore the former Hogan Cemetery in Oakland, Arkansas, with
Ozarks' History.
We'll are discovering the unique styles of burials
& graves once located along the beautiful White River in the Ozark
Plateau.
The Hogan Cemetery has existed at least since 1860 with the dated
interment of 1860, with Ewing Hogan, Sr. The former cemetery contained
Discoid Neck Grave Markers, Step-Stone
Explore the former Hogan Cemetery in Oakland, Arkansas, with
Ozarks' History.
We'll begin to discover the unique styles of burials
& graves once located along the beautiful White River in the Ozark
Plateau.
The Hogan Cemetery has existed at least since 1860 with the dated
interment of 1860, with Ewing Hogan, Sr. The former cemetery contained
Discoid Neck Grave Markers, Step-Stone Graves & White Bronze
Monuments.
We are now discovering the area of former Oakland, Arkansas, had everything, including the kitchen, sink pertaining to Ozark historical burial customs.
Old books can be great friends. Discover 2 books at helps deliver the
context of early river travel.
The White River is an amazing artery carrying those native to the Ozarks and the pioneers who immigrated & settled the river bottoms,
hills, barrons & prairies.
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268 pages: illustrations, maps, & plates Includes
bibliographical references & index
Originally submitted as a doctoral dissertation at the
University of Michigan. History - Ohio & Mississippi Rivers. KeelboatAge on Western Waters shows the overwhelming importance of river
transportation in the development of the West. The keelboatman and his craft
did much to build our nation.
Although the Ozarks & the White River are never
mentioned in this book, Baldwin examines the many types of craft in use, the
different methods of travel, and the art of navigation on uncharted rivers full
of hidden obstacles. Baldwin never loses sight of the picturesque aspects of
his subject, especially the boatmen themselves-a tribe of rugged and fearless
men whose colorful lives are described in great detail.
Over 120 black-and-white photographs, sketches, and maps
illustrate the colorful text. Interwoven with the history of steamboats is that
of ferries keelboats, flatboats, and Civil War tinclads, all of which plied the
White River in the 1800s and early 1900s. A keenly researched regional study,
this book is nonetheless representative of conditions and activities on similar
river systems in many parts of America during the same period. Steamboats and
Ferries on the White River pays lasting tribute to the golden age of steam
travel.
This week, we'll be discovering the Anglin Cemetery south of Oakland,
Arkansas. The cemetery was relocated to the New Oakland Cemetery on Hwy.
5 No. just south of the Missouri/Arkansas Stateline.
The source of this video is the U.S Army Corps of Engineers' negatives
from the construction phase of the Bull Shoals Dam, 1948-1952. We took
the Negatives and digitized them & then turned them into positive or
Black & White photos. We initially used Artificial Intelligence
(AI) software to colorize the photos, and then we went out into the
field for color correction. The photos are finished using open source
software, GIMP.
More cemetery videos to follow!
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Great books at Amazon for Cemetery Research:
Gone to the Grave: Burial Customs of the Arkansas Ozarks, 1850-1950. https://amzn.to/3Q9VKvu
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Shape in Time and Space: The Migration of the Necked Discoid Gravemarker - the Illinois Sample. https://amzn.to/3Qq4EVZ
Stories in Stone: A Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography. https://amzn.to/3PK1OuG
We are excited to share our new & additional series, Ozarks' History Bookshelf. Today, we will be highlighting Gone to the Grave. 🪦
Gone to the Grave, one of our favorite books, by Abby Burnett is an
excellent resource if you ever chance through a cemetery or enjoy
spending time on those sacred grounds.
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Gone to the Grave, a meticulous autopsy of this now vanished way of
life and death, documents mourning and practical rituals through
interviews, diaries and reminiscences, obituaries, and a wide variety of
other sources. Abby Burnett covers attempts to stave off death;
passings that, for various reasons, could not be mourned according to
tradition; factors contributing to high maternal and infant mortality;
and the ways in which loss was expressed through obituaries and epitaphs.
A concluding chapter examines early undertaking practices and the many
angles funeral industry professionals worked to convince the public of
the need for their services. - from publisher,
University Press of Mississippi