French fur-traders named Calico Rock while exploring the
White River. The bluffs looked like calico colored cloth
popular in the day.
Calico Creek provided a landing spot along the White River
with low-slung hills and valleys that made travel easier than
other points along the river. Ample fur-trapping, logging,
and farming even since prehistoric times made the area a
natural for economic development.
Explore the settling of Calico Rock in this online gallery
featuring events from 1815 to 1901:
White River. The bluffs looked like calico colored cloth
popular in the day.
Calico Creek provided a landing spot along the White River
with low-slung hills and valleys that made travel easier than
other points along the river. Ample fur-trapping, logging,
and farming even since prehistoric times made the area a
natural for economic development.
Explore the settling of Calico Rock in this online gallery
featuring events from 1815 to 1901:
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Our museum exhibits begin with a look at Native American cultures. Our
collection boasts a wide assortment of points from prehistoric times to
"modern" Native American tribes living in the area until the Trail of Tears
in 1838. Our improvement plans call for the construction of a wiki hut
similar to those used by the Cherokee and Shawnee across the river from
Calico Rock in modern-day Stone County.
collection boasts a wide assortment of points from prehistoric times to
"modern" Native American tribes living in the area until the Trail of Tears
in 1838. Our improvement plans call for the construction of a wiki hut
similar to those used by the Cherokee and Shawnee across the river from
Calico Rock in modern-day Stone County.
Explore the world of steam boating along the White River by our replica of the pilothouse of
the Ozark Queen. The Queen was the last steamboat to dock at Calico Landing in 1903,
although the Myrtle Corey traveled to Norfork in 1905. Our collection includes a model of the
Ozark Queen constructed by Ed Matthews and given to the museum by the Captain R.C.
Matthews Family. The collection also includes a model of the Myrtle Corey.
the Ozark Queen. The Queen was the last steamboat to dock at Calico Landing in 1903,
although the Myrtle Corey traveled to Norfork in 1905. Our collection includes a model of the
Ozark Queen constructed by Ed Matthews and given to the museum by the Captain R.C.
Matthews Family. The collection also includes a model of the Myrtle Corey.
Guests can try their hand at grinding corn the way the
Cherokee and Shawnee did in small villages and family
homesteads around Calico Rock. This grinding stone was
found in a field near town.
Cherokee and Shawnee did in small villages and family
homesteads around Calico Rock. This grinding stone was
found in a field near town.
This bull horn belonged to a Union soldier, but is representative of the bull horns used by both
the Union and Confederate armies. Our collection contains a number of artifacts from the Civil
War, including handwritten letters, gear, and medals. Of particular note is a collection of
bullets dug from a battlefield. One of the bullets appears to be mashed as though it was fired.
But that isn't quite how it got it's shape. It was used by a soldier during a field operation to
amputate his leg without any pain killers.
the Union and Confederate armies. Our collection contains a number of artifacts from the Civil
War, including handwritten letters, gear, and medals. Of particular note is a collection of
bullets dug from a battlefield. One of the bullets appears to be mashed as though it was fired.
But that isn't quite how it got it's shape. It was used by a soldier during a field operation to
amputate his leg without any pain killers.
Our newest display area is the One Room School presented
in memory of Mr. Emmitt Whitten, longtime educator at Calico
Rock High School. The school includes a raised platform with
teacher's desk and blackboard. The pupil desks include a
bench (left) very similar to the ones used in schools in the
area from 1890 to 1905. This one was hand crafted by Jim
Cresto using the methods that would have been used in 1890.
A pupil desk from the Pineville School is also part of the
collection including a fabulous collection of original school
books from the Pineville and Calico Rock schools,
c 1905-1930.
The collection also includes original slate boards used by
students in 1890-1905, the last remaining piece of the
original blackboard from the Corinth School, and a map from
the 1950s given in memory of Mrs. Joyce Klein.
in memory of Mr. Emmitt Whitten, longtime educator at Calico
Rock High School. The school includes a raised platform with
teacher's desk and blackboard. The pupil desks include a
bench (left) very similar to the ones used in schools in the
area from 1890 to 1905. This one was hand crafted by Jim
Cresto using the methods that would have been used in 1890.
A pupil desk from the Pineville School is also part of the
collection including a fabulous collection of original school
books from the Pineville and Calico Rock schools,
c 1905-1930.
The collection also includes original slate boards used by
students in 1890-1905, the last remaining piece of the
original blackboard from the Corinth School, and a map from
the 1950s given in memory of Mrs. Joyce Klein.
Saddle bags were common after
Reconstruction and until 1930. They
were used to carry the mail or by
country doctors carrying medicine and
instruments on house calls. These
saddle bags belonged to Lyda Hankins
Drown. Legend holds Miss Drown
rode down Main Street with Jefferson
Davis when she was only 19 years old.
They are on loan by her grandson,
Ronald Drown.
Reconstruction and until 1930. They
were used to carry the mail or by
country doctors carrying medicine and
instruments on house calls. These
saddle bags belonged to Lyda Hankins
Drown. Legend holds Miss Drown
rode down Main Street with Jefferson
Davis when she was only 19 years old.
They are on loan by her grandson,
Ronald Drown.