Rally Hill, Arkansas Explained

Rally Hill is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Arkansas. State senator Ripley B. Weaver lived in Rally Hill.[1] It was home to Rally Springs Academy in the late 19th century.[2]

Prairie Home Seminary was in Rally Hill.[3] In 1895 the Arkansas legislature passed a bill prohibiting the sale or giving away of "ancient spirits" within 3 miles of Rally Hill Academy and the governor signed it.[4] The bill was introduced by Senator Weaver.[4] Senator Hudgins of Boone County moved the bill forward for its third reading, the spirits were referred to as ardent. A vote was recorded on the bill.[5]

During the Civil War the Skirmish at Rolling Prairie took place near the Rolling Hills Chirch. It is commemorated by a historical marker.[3]

There is a Rally Hill Church and Rally Hill Road.

J. W. Blankenship edited the Rally Hill Journal of Education, a "school paper".[6]

An 1890 history of Arkansas includes a map showing its location in southeast Boone County.[7] Rally Hill is on an 1891 geologic map of the area around Yellville, Arkansas.[8] J. H. Jones served as postmaster in 1872.[9] In 1894 the Geological Survey documented the height of its post office.[10]

The North Arkansas Railroad passed by near it.[11]

The Boone County Heritage Museum has a photo of Rally Hill Academy.[12]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma: Including the Counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa. John Downing. Benedict. January 5, 1922. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. Google Books.
  2. Book: Boone Co, AR . 1998 . Turner Publishing Company . 978-1-56311-423-6 .
  3. Web site: Skirmish at Rolling Prairie Historical Marker. www.hmdb.org.
  4. Web site: Journal of the Senate of Arkansas. Arkansas General Assembly. Senate. January 5, 1885. Google Books.
  5. Web site: Journal .... Arkansas General Assembly House of. Representatives. January 5, 1885. Google Books.
  6. Web site: Southwestern Journal of Education. January 5, 1889. Wheeler & Osborn. Google Books.
  7. Book: Hempstead, Fay. A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890 .... January 5, 1890. Southern Historical Press. 978-0-89308-074-7 . Google Books.
  8. Web site: Zinc and Lead Deposits of Northern Arkansas. George Irving. Adams. January 5, 1904. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.
  9. Book: Official Register of the United States: Containing a List of Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service . 1872 . U.S. Government Printing Office .
  10. Web site: Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas. Arkansas Geological. Survey, 1887-1893. Geological Survey of. Arkansas. January 5, 1894. Press Printing Company. Google Books.
  11. Web site: The Lead and Zinc News . 1901 .
  12. Photo via https://sites.rootsweb.com/~arboone2/rallyhillacademyschool.html

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