Town Hub

Town Hub. Buffalo National River. , Across Rush Creek, in front of you, are the remains of houses and shops once owned by the Morning Star. Many families lived there over the years, some until the late 1960s. The building nearest you was the Taylor-Medley Store-started by Bill Taylor and last operated by Lee Medley. Medley lived in the house just to the right of the store., During the mining boom you'd probably buy groceries here (or at one of several Rush stores). You'd mail letters, buy stamps, and collect your mail here. Sitting on the store's front porch you could visit with your neighbors and catch up on the latest news. You could get married here, because the store owner was also shopkeeper, postmaster, and justice of the peace, all in one. The Taylor-Medley Store was the town's last hub. It was a place of business. It was a place for people. It was the last ember of a community when the store finally closed in 1956., [Caption:] , The store's last owner, Lee Medley, sits in front of the store's post office section, where 14 mail boxes were available for rent.,

[Bill Taylor] married us right across this showcase he had there with the candy goodies…he had (marriage] papers and they was just a shaking. I really got tickled. I ought to been the one a shaking myself instead of him! , Wane Laffoon, Rush resident

. This historical marker was erected by National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior. It is in Rush in Marion County Arkansas