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January 1936, Tom Farish & Joe Steele started building a canning factory using a lot of donated labor. The first run of green beans was June 26, 1936, tomatoes July 22, 1936, followed by spinach and other products later on.
After Tom Farish . . . — — Map (db m93283) HM
Started as Robinson's Cross Roads east of here on the historic Old Wire Road. It was on the Main Line of the Butterfield Stage Route. Its name changed to Bloomington in 1885, nicknamed “Mudtown.”
After completion of the railroad in 1881, city . . . — — Map (db m224828) HM
This evaporator dried apples over wooden racks with wood fired furnace heat. After drying, the peeled, sliced apples were sprinkled with powdered sulphur as a preservative. They were shipped out in big barrels by railroad cars. This work was . . . — — Map (db m93259) HM
In 1881 J. W. Phillips owned and operated an evaporator (fruit dryer) here. Later it was operated by Mr. Adams.
Hundreds of bushels of apples were peeled, sliced, dried on wooden racks and sprinkled with sulphur as a preservative. Wood-fired . . . — — Map (db m224837) HM
The First Baptist Church of Lowell was first organized as the Bloomington Baptist Church in 1868. The first pastor was W.E. Green.
The building was re-located to Lowell after a tornado destroyed most of Bloomington.
Years later an addition to . . . — — Map (db m224851) HM
The First Five Will Baptist Church in one of the oldest buildings in town. It started as the Lowell Cumberland Presbyterian Church. Warranty Deed filed September 19, 1892, shows land conveyancy by A. Douglas, Trustee of the St. Louis & San Francisco . . . — — Map (db m224813) HM
John W. Looney built the IOOF/Masonic Lodge building here in 1913 after the wooden store burned. The Masonic Lodge was upstairs. The Post Office was in one end downstairs.
Looney sold groceries, feed, and general merchandise at this store. He . . . — — Map (db m224842) HM
This 1890's house is one of the oldest homes in Lowell. In 1881, L.P. Davis owned outlot No. 1 and 34 acres used for his plant nursery. An adjoining 40 acres is clearly defined on a 1905 map.
The 1904 photo, above, was given to the museum by . . . — — Map (db m224846) HM
The earliest postal area was at Cross Hollows. Records show the Bloomington Post Office was changed to Lowell, March 9, 1881 with Paul F. Lewis, Postmaster. Insets show a 1900 Post Office building on North Jackson Street. The one next door to . . . — — Map (db m93274) HM
The Old Wire Road at Mudtown was used by the
Butterfield Overland Mail Co. and both Union and
Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. In
February 1862, Union troops ate food left behind
at a Confederate camp and were sickened. Some
died, . . . — — Map (db m224817) HM
Location: West of the railroad tracks on Lincoln Street between McClure & Monroe, almost directly across from Allen Canning Company Warehouse. It was about 12' x 12', made of native stone, cemented together. One small window on the north side was . . . — — Map (db m93282) HM
Location: West of the railroad tracks on Lincoln Street between McClure & Monroe, almost directly across from Allen Canning Company Warehouse.
It was about 12' x 12', made of native stone, cemented together. One small window on the north side was . . . — — Map (db m224840) HM
The school is documented on out Lot No. 22 on Lowell 1881 maps. Goodspeed's 1899 History of Benton County reported the village has a brick school house and Masonic Lodge combined, owned completely by the Masons and the Public School Board, . . . — — Map (db m224830) HM
Mar. 20, 1839 Trail of Tears Mar. 8, 1847 Robinson's Crossroads First Post Office Feb. 5, 1858 Name changed to Bloomington Sept. 18, 1858 Butterfield Stage Stop to 1861 Dec. 9, 1862 Civil War Skirmishes Aug. 24, 1864 "Camp Mudtown" Mar. 9, 1881 . . . — — Map (db m33712) HM
James Miller Ingram was a captain in the Confederate 6th Provisional Cavalry Partisan Rangers. Years after the war ended, as a self-taught minister he went to preach at a church and was murdered - shot in the back by 19 year old John M. Stone. . . . — — Map (db m68790) HM
A red brick, two-story elementary school was built here in 1913. The land was purchased from Humphrey Barr. It was funded with $5,000 worth of bonds. Dr. A. J. Harrison, School Board President, handled the bond sales in Fort Smith.
In 1915 Lowell . . . — — Map (db m224843) HM
The original Lowell Garage, owned by Thurman Moody, was located on the corner of what is now Lincoln Street and McClure Avenue. The old 71 Highway used to run along Lincoln Street so it was right on the highway, when the new Highway 71 was located . . . — — Map (db m224826) HM
Humphrey Barr, brother of Mrs. L. P. Davis, was an early banker. We know Henry Neal was the banker in 1918. He loaned Elza Tucker's mother $75 to buy a family sewing machine. He charged 10% interest and had a loan limit of $100. Elza has the . . . — — Map (db m93279) HM
This marker, set on the Butterfield Stagecoach Road, is placed near the spot where the trail crossed the east-west road between Huntsville and the Robinson settlement in western Benton County. John Robinson, a Revolutionary soldier, settled here . . . — — Map (db m68781) HM
The Lowell Historical Museum was started with a Bicentennial Project Grant in 1976. Great community spirit and effort really stretched that seed money. Citizens donated or loaned cherished family heirlooms. Donated labor built display cases, sorted, . . . — — Map (db m224818) HM
The St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad was established
in 1881. Lowell was a village at that time. The 1889 Goodspeed's History of Benton County says greens, fruits, poultry, timber and railroad ties shipped extensively from the depot. The . . . — — Map (db m93263) HM