tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post5136588870521929343..comments2024-03-18T19:28:56.701-05:00Comments on Tie Dye Travels with Kat Robinson - Author, Arkansas Food Historian, TV Host and Best Loved Traveler: History, interrupted in Calico Rock.Kat Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148907008119619091noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-92096321256992802912022-08-31T15:26:47.862-05:002022-08-31T15:26:47.862-05:00There are many citizens of Calico Rock that hate t...There are many citizens of Calico Rock that hate that part of our town is called a "ghost town." Luckily, some of the buildings have been torn down, due to safety reasons, and some have been sold to individuals that have or plan to fix them. Visitors should know that any photos taken inside buildings were taken while trespassing. Many of these old buildings are dangerous. An exampleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-84912731502962911852021-04-13T21:00:24.892-05:002021-04-13T21:00:24.892-05:00They are currently turning the old barber shop in ...They are currently turning the old barber shop in ghost town into a bed and breakfast...Shearers Haunted Retreat. Opening soon. CS Harthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427251696502222818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-25004137658657707092021-01-19T20:19:34.683-06:002021-01-19T20:19:34.683-06:00Hmm, having once lived in Calico Rock in my teenag...Hmm, having once lived in Calico Rock in my teenage years and learning about some of places still talked about today, from people who there parents handed down to them and there parents handed down to them and so on, along with all the people who are passed down from generation to generation aswell... The ghost town is tip of the iceberg, Still it's hard for me to believe Calico Rock has a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-85075215155496531612020-07-09T12:58:14.603-05:002020-07-09T12:58:14.603-05:00I'm not sure if this will reach you or not. I...I'm not sure if this will reach you or not. I've been going through my grandmother's photo album. She was born and raised in Izard Co., Creswell and Gorby area. I have a very old photo of the Calico Rock and the album's date is 1910.William Reidenbaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628295380842968537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-54754087229408079162020-07-05T18:15:36.466-05:002020-07-05T18:15:36.466-05:00I am headed there tomorrow. I love reading the sto...I am headed there tomorrow. I love reading the stories of this small town before I go. I too grew up in a small town and love the small town stories. Once a small town girl, always a small town girl.SRinerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00993395398113362633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-45235671914897719322018-12-07T12:32:38.998-06:002018-12-07T12:32:38.998-06:00During the 1950s into the early 80s my granny &...During the 1950s into the early 80s my granny & grandad, Ada & Everett Smith, owned & operated the Ideal Grocery on Main St in Calico Rock. I spent many summers there as a kid & loved it. Granny & I would walk to the store from home crossing the old swinging bridge. Wish that somebody would write a grant to bring that swinging bridge back to life. My mom, Zelda Killian, lovedJan Killian Tendickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050781461590750480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-84341228292520229702018-12-02T12:37:46.802-06:002018-12-02T12:37:46.802-06:00This article brings back so many memories. I moved...This article brings back so many memories. I moved to Calico when my mom married her child hood sweet heart Lucian Lofon, the most amazing step dad anyone could have ever had. Seeing the photos and reading the stories touched my heart in so many different ways. I shutter that I lived there for so many years and went back so often to see my parents that I never took the time to shoot simular Danny Williamsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848099735587529128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-82735937513128111602017-09-18T12:07:39.016-05:002017-09-18T12:07:39.016-05:00No worries, Robert - I missed the notification tha...No worries, Robert - I missed the notification that you'd responded on this (there are 1100+ articles on this website). That's a lot of great information and I'd love to hear more. I need to get back up that way soon.<br />Kat Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148907008119619091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-29401491583381386752017-09-10T18:19:42.112-05:002017-09-10T18:19:42.112-05:00Are you still there, Kat? I posted something a wee...Are you still there, Kat? I posted something a week or so ago and have not seen it. It was so long I had to send first half and then second half. If you don't publish it, that's fine but I forgot to save a copy and it was something I would like to have available. Thanks.Robert Lewis Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748329526382066965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-35929765687951418652017-09-06T18:16:55.875-05:002017-09-06T18:16:55.875-05:00Continued: Just because you might like to know. Th...Continued: Just because you might like to know. The Knowles' grocery was not at that corner long. Milsie Knowles had a store in Newburg which is toward Melbourne before moving to Calico Rock. After a few years he opened a Western Auto on Main Street which was then taken over by a son and now the son of a son and there's probably another in the wings. The Batesville Wholesale Grocery was Robert Lewis Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748329526382066965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-11942680854808670762017-09-06T18:16:24.899-05:002017-09-06T18:16:24.899-05:00I found this by accident but was pleasantly surpri...I found this by accident but was pleasantly surprised. The photos are great as is the narrative. Looking and reading made me think I was in the middle of a Walker Percy novel and/or this would be an excellent setting for one. I was born in Calico Rock in 1942 in my grandfather's house up "white way." I don't know why it was called that but up 56 toward the turnoff to Spring Robert Lewis Hudsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02748329526382066965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-16506857657844657892016-04-12T13:28:17.147-05:002016-04-12T13:28:17.147-05:00It is true that approaching Calico Rock from the s...It is true that approaching Calico Rock from the south is one of the prettiest sights you'll see. I did it yesterday and with the prettiest of Springs all around, it was one of the most amazing sights I've ever experienced. You have more pictures of Peppersauce Alley than I've seen anywhere. Nice job!Victoriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17706247051762464458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-359971316450087322013-12-07T11:35:27.021-06:002013-12-07T11:35:27.021-06:00I always think of ghost towns as 1880's type s...I always think of ghost towns as 1880's type structures. Although it's mildly interesting it's not much different than a hundred decaying towns in Arkansas such as the town of Cotton Plant. It is the right of an owner to do what they wish with their private property within city guidelines. It is also a city's right to condemn abandoned and dangerous property. I agree the two Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-77615629707682624962012-09-03T19:12:42.472-05:002012-09-03T19:12:42.472-05:00To Nancy Ryan, If the C.O.R.E. group had actually...To Nancy Ryan, If the C.O.R.E. group had actually consulted with the property owners when they were in the planning process they would have had far more cooperation from property owners. A courtesy letter of some kind detailing their intentions and asking for our input would have been civil.<br />Instead, Ghost Town was planned without the consent of the property owners. I in fact found out Mike Markgrafnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-57769921231326803822011-07-02T12:28:07.639-05:002011-07-02T12:28:07.639-05:00My father's family lived in Calico Rock from a...My father's family lived in Calico Rock from about 1908 to 1915 and went to school there. My grandfather, Daniel Grant Thompson, was the blacksmith there at the time in the old blacksmith shop (later the Philgas Propane shop). He died there in 1911 after he sustained an injury while making repairs on the old cotton gin there. He is buried in Calico Rock. I find these pictures and the history John H. Thompsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-57594385903480614412011-02-14T19:54:30.295-06:002011-02-14T19:54:30.295-06:00Very nice blog and photographs. We visited the Gho...Very nice blog and photographs. We visited the Ghost Town in Calico Rock today and appreciated the fact that no efforts are being made to restore any of the buildings as of yet. What we do consider an improvement is that there is now a free "walking tour" of the area with very informative signs, some with old photographs included adjacent to most of the old buildings. It was slightly Nancy Ryannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-83691588072642182332010-11-27T21:40:49.360-06:002010-11-27T21:40:49.360-06:00Frankly, the "Ghost Town" is nothing mor...Frankly, the "Ghost Town" is nothing more than several broken down old buildings. Spend your time in the downtown at the shops and restaurants, or rent a boat for a nice trip on the river. The people are very nice and helpful, but they don't care for the "Ghost Town" idea either.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08478933204614362606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-87233409948713958832010-08-17T20:49:44.875-05:002010-08-17T20:49:44.875-05:00I taught school in Calico Rock, Arkansas in 1962 f...I taught school in Calico Rock, Arkansas in 1962 for one semester. I was only 20 and had finished my degree requirements to graduate from Arkansas State Teachers College (now University of Central Arkansas) that May (and got the job for one semester in January of '62). I had classes in seventh and eighth grade science and two high school science classes as well. It was quite a task preparingSam Redmanhttp://honeytoasted.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-24229020781086091072010-07-29T09:39:57.315-05:002010-07-29T09:39:57.315-05:00What a wonderful article. Glad to find this blog! ...What a wonderful article. Glad to find this blog! My family is from Arkansas originally (Mammoth Spring and Hoxie), and I love the Buffalo River country. Can't make it down as much as I used to, but long for the day.Solameaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09869424956571944997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-31482307672892330212010-02-19T09:23:05.745-06:002010-02-19T09:23:05.745-06:00I'm about to go to Calico Rock for a weekend, ...I'm about to go to Calico Rock for a weekend, birthday getaway. I've looked all over for something that tells me about Calico Rock. This article/description was the BEST. Thanks for writing and taking the pictures. I'm looking forward to my trip now even more.<br /><br />I hope that good writers and photographers would keep up with neat little Arkansas places. Maybe it would Lattegemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236757181280114836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-68382273643691494792009-11-21T03:05:37.181-06:002009-11-21T03:05:37.181-06:00I left Calico in the late 80's.I never thought...I left Calico in the late 80's.I never thought I would miss it as much as i did , being from the east coast it was quite the change for me! We use to float the river and go to Piney Creek to swim. I even lived in the ole hotel by the r.r. tracks. It was converted into apartments and I had the best view of the river.The eight yrs. I spent living there was great. Thanks for renewing some of theAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-91676937296588591332009-02-27T19:54:00.000-06:002009-02-27T19:54:00.000-06:00This is a great article. I'm really glad to hear ...This is a great article. I'm really glad to hear that people actually know that we exist! I go to school in Calico, but I live at Mount Olive. Talk about a ghost town....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-75894983273331254102009-02-09T19:09:00.000-06:002009-02-09T19:09:00.000-06:00funny, but i share your love of old ghost towns. i...funny, but i share your love of old ghost towns. i was in calico rock today (before i read your article) wandering around and imagining what it used to be like. When i got home i discovered your article, and it captures my thoughts exactly. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-21012780525438649602008-10-05T13:06:00.000-05:002008-10-05T13:06:00.000-05:00Great article!! I have been to Calico rock many ti...Great article!! I have been to Calico rock many times and after reading this I want to go back. Thanks!!Jinxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13057147274012973178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-254227285674003534.post-64999681327012235122008-03-10T13:21:00.000-05:002008-03-10T13:21:00.000-05:00Great photo spread ofCalico and especially Peppers...Great photo spread ofCalico and especially Peppersauce Bottom!<BR/><BR/><A HTTP://WWW.EXPLOREIZARD.BLOGSPOT.COM/ HREF- HREF="" REL="nofollow">Izard County</A> is filled with old buildings like those in Calico.<BR/><BR/>There's a lot more than just buildings, too!Al-Ozarkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034820391347139672noreply@blogger.com