Exploring Izard County

When it Rains...

2013-06-02T18:49:00.002-05:00

A wet & wild weekend in the Izard County Outback. Wildflowers were blooming, dewberries were ripening, and the mountain streams were flowing! Following are photos of excursions to the Sylamore Waterfall and to a pair of falls near Gid we've never documented before. We've known about one of them but have never got the chance to catch it after a good rain. They lie along Colley Branch and since we don't know any nicknames for either, we have dubbed them the "Colley Branch Cave Waterfall" and "Jack-in-the-Box Falls".

Video below!

Enjoy!

West Twin Creek Hollow

2013-05-29T08:27:00.004-05:00

Rick, Ryan, and I took a hike down West Twin Creek Hollow on Easter Sunday to see if we could locate yet another waterfall we'd been told about. We didn't find one but located a gigantic "Thong Tree" which had fallen across the creek!

West Twin Creek is a beautiful little stream that features three separate waterfalls within a half-mile or so of each other, a wonderful shelter cave, and towering bluffs running along both banks of the creek below the three falls.

ENJOY!

Old Lunenburg Schoolhose (Just Prior to Collapse and just After)

2013-05-21T08:25:00.004-05:00

It is our understanding that the Old Lunenburg Schoolhouse and Oddfellows Hall stood until it collapsed in 1989. These fantastic photos document the building just prior to the collapse and just after. Our deepest gratitude to Duane Cooper for having the foresight to get these shots of the school before it was gone forever!

From the Izard County Historian (Volume 7 Number 4):

"The community was not able to start construction on the long awaited school until about the year 1868. This was also the year in which the state laws placed a three mill tax on real estate. This was to be used for school purposes. There was nothing in Arkansas’ first constitution forbidding a school tax in districts where such tax was needed. There is evidence that the patrons of Lunenburg may have voted to tax themselves. 10 Even with a three mill tax the district needed the help of the entire community to put into operation the kind of school that was needed to meet the requirements of the growing population. A meeting was called and a request for volunteers went out. Services and material was pledged and the work started. A stand of pine trees was donated. Men volunteered to cut and haul the logs to sawmills. Time was donated to cut the logs into lumber and return it to the building site. Much of the labor of building was also donated. Two of the carpenters known to have helped in the construction of the new building were William Ragan and E. G. Landers. Joseph Ragan,father of William is credited with much of the work. He hand planed all of the inside paneling and ceiling boards as well as the outside weatherboarding. Planer mills had not yet come into use. A well attended I.O.O.F. Lodge was willing to cooperate with the school in the building venture. The Lodge agreed to furnish one-half of all materials and labor if they could use the second story as their meeting place.The two-story building atop the hill overlooking the little village was an impressive sight to the residents. They added still another distinction. There was no bell in the entire county to notify pupils that it was time to assemble. It was decided that the best possible bell be purchased for the school that had been built with love and care by the residents of Lunenburg. The empty belfry awaited the slow process of transportation to bring its cargo to port.The bell was brought by steamboat to Wild Haws Landing(now Guion) and thence to Lunenburg by ox wagon driven by two local residents. Legend has it that Starlin Smith,then a lad, was one of the drivers of the oxen. It was necessary to use oxen as the fine horses brought here from Kentucky and Tennessee by some of the settlers had all been conscripted during the recent conflict or had been taken by bushwhackers. But at last the bell was in place.Its clear, loud tone brought people in from miles around. It was one of the proudest possessions of the little town. For almost a full century its musical sound was enjoyed by old and young alike. It had a special meaning to all who had listened for its call on cold, frosty mornings as they hurried to school. Old ladies shed tears and old men shook their heads in disbelief when it was learned that the bell had been removed by thieves whose identity has not been established. Such was their love for the old bell. The two-story building was maintained as a school for grades one through eight. However, high school subjects were taught there by capable teachers who did not mind extra duty. As has been previously mentioned,the church and school exchanged property. The main purpose in exchanging lots was to preserve the old school building, the church members being willing to use the building as their place of worship. The present stone structure was occupied by the school until the year 1948-1949 when that district consolidated with Melbourne district and a bus route was established. This brought an end to a way of life that had long been maintained. The school and church had been the hub of the little town. One by one the places of business moved away or closed down. At this point in time it is hard to visualize all the activity that once stirred within Lunenburg."

Enjoy!

Spring Sing at Knob Creek Church!

2013-05-19T10:15:00.001-05:00

Come out to beautiful, serene, Knob Creek Church for fun and refreshment at the Cooper Family's 2013 Spring Sing!

Sunday May 26th, 2013 at 6:00 pm!

Performing will be:

Gerald Cooper
The Garlands
Dana Haggard

Sharing nostalgia from her days growing up at Knob Creek:

Mrs. Bonnie Cooper

Trail of Trees Road-Trip

2013-05-01T12:18:00.003-05:00

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This Spring's road-trip will be a ride along what we believe might be an ancient Native-American trail marked by over a dozen living artifacts! This event which will feature a presentation about Indian Trail Trees by Mountain Stewards member, Bob Gaut, at the historic Lunenburg Schoolhouse will be capped by visits on both ends to the Melbourne History Museum in the morning and the Calico Rock Museum in the afternoon! Historian and EIC/ESC Crew Member, Freda Cruse Hardison will be sharing some stories from the period of the Trail of Tears. The Trail of Trees marks the route of the Trail of Tears traveled by the Benge Detachment and probably others through Izard County during the period. Along the trail, we'll visit the original County Seat of Izard County, Athens, where at least one group of 1500 camped during the Trail of Tears.

This event is free and open to anyone interested in the subject of the trees! We will encourage participants to make donations which will be divided between both museums. We will also offer T-Shirts near our cost and will have some raffle items available to help raise funds for software and equipment updates we desperately need! T-Shirts will be available for pre-ordering.

An itinerary, schedule, and map will be available next week to all participants.

To sign-up for this tour, please join at our Facebook Event page , call us at (870) 656-4835, or contact us by e-mail at hillbillyizard@yahoo.com !

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Tornado Damage at Old Jeffery Burial Ground

2013-04-13T09:24:00.002-05:00

An EF2 Tornado ripped across the White River Bottom at Ruby's Landing near Mount Olive on April 10th destroying one home and devastating the Old Jeffery Burial Ground. Two memorial stones were damaged. Both Jehoiada Jeffery's stone and Nancy (wife of Daniel M. Jeffery) Jeffery's stones were sheered off at the base but should be restorable.
We've been told that a crew from the Arkansas Dept. of Corrections (Calico Unit) will be coming within the next couple of weeks to clean up the damage. After discussing the damage with members of the Jeffery Family, it was decided that the two damaged stones will be removed from the cemetery to keep them from being stolen. They will be returned to the cemetery once they have been restored.

Sylamore Trail Trees?

2013-03-31T19:21:00.002-05:00

We decided to get out Easter afternoon to visit the western part of the county to explore and look for thong trees before the foliage bursts forth in brilliant fashion. We were delighted to find several trees while doing so! Three massive trees we found near Sylamore are featured below. Also included is a photo of the tree that started our journey down the road of studying these trees...one that was tragically cut down a few years ago not long after we discovered it. Whether these trees are legitimate Native-American trail trees or not, it's important we get the word out so landowners might think twice before destroying these amazing living artifacts. A short video is also included. For more photos and discussion, join us on Facebook!

Video: The Falls of West Twin Creek

2013-03-11T06:42:00.002-05:00

The secrets of Izard continue to reveal themselves in magical ways! This weekend, We wandered a little way down West Twin Creek along the Sylamore Road to investigate a waterfall we had been told about recently. We were not disappointed finding not one but two wonderful examples!

Enjoy!

Trail Trees Along Jumbo

2013-02-24T21:05:00.001-06:00

On Saturday, The EIC Crew investigated trees we have noticed along Jumbo Road but never paid much attention to until recently. Within the last few months, the area where these trees stand has been cleaned up and brush was removed exposing what Rick and I have both noticed before but dismissed as dead-fall. To our amazement and delight, we found the trees to be two of the most unusual specimens we have yet encountered. We could only speculate as to their origin. The trees are located adjacent to a flowing spring that runs through a beautiful little hollow complete with waterfall. The tree shown at the bottom is one we happened to find along Jumbo after leaving the site of the two unusual trees. Both of these trees are further evidence that Jumbo Road might have been built along an ancient Indian trace and this route was likely the one taken in 1838 by part of the Benge Detachment during the Trail of Tears Indian removal.

Then the Rain Came!

2013-01-20T12:50:00.001-06:00

After Izard County's first sustained rainfall since the Spring of 2012, the EIC Crew visited two waterfalls near Gid.

Who is Annie Rachel Jeffery?

2012-12-18T16:33:00.001-06:00

The following video clip is an excerpt from a video we have been working on for over a year now covering the Jeffery Family Saga. This clip is from Part 1- Miles Jeffery. While visiting with Elvada Walker and other family members at the Miles Jeffery Cemetery, Elvada told about finding the headstone of Annie Rachel and the family is unable to find any biographical information on her at all. If you happen to know of Annie Rachel Jeffery, buried at the Miles Jeffery Cemetery in Stone County across the river from Mount Olive, please contact us via the e-mail provided on the sidebar.

We thank you in advance for your help solving this mystery.

Ruddell Mill in Independence County

2012-12-03T06:22:00.000-06:00

Following are photos of the remains of one of the earliest mills in the White River Valley, The Ruddell Mill just outside of Batesville in Independence County. Not only is the mill significant for the role it played in the early industry of the White River Valley, it was built by a significant character with close connections to one of the great figures in American history, Tecumseh.

Ruddell Mill was built sometime around 1830 by John and Abraham Ruddell. Abraham (also known as Abram) along with his brother Stephen, was taken captive by the Shawnee after a raid on Ruddell's Station in Kentucky in 1780 during the Revolutionary War. The fort was named for Isaac Ruddell, the boys' father, who commanded and refortified the site the year before. After the raid, Stephen, the older of the two, was adopted into the tribe and became very close to Tecumseh. Stephen and Tecumseh grew up together in the same home and became as brothers. Abraham, however, was sold into slavery, bought by a mean and bitter widow of the tribe. Abraham's life among the Shawnee was very rough. He survived to settle and thrive living near the mouth of Mill Creek in the area we know as Ruddell Hill near Batesville.

It is said that Abraham Ruddell spoke in broken English until his death in 1841. Ruddell was among the first settlers in the White River Valley, likely settling here as a result of his adopted Shawnee having occupied the White River Bottoms of modern-day Stone County by permission of the Cherokee Nation from 1817 to 1828. His reasons for not living among the Shawnee were likely legal. It was unlawful for a white man to own property in the Cherokee Nation of the Ozarks formed by The Treaty of 1817. John Lafferty's widow, Sarah Lindsey Lafferty, was forced to relocate across the River sometime after the treaty was signed. In fact, Tecumseh's mother, Stephen Ruddell's adopted mother, Methotaske, lived across the river from Sarah Lafferty and Abrahamm Ruddell in modern-day Stone County until she died. She, Methotaske, is buried near Penter's Bluff.

The ruins were nominated to The National Register of Historic Places and were listed as they should be. The Mill Dam is an extraordinary piece of work as the rest of the stonework at the site is also. It's a remarkable place and likely one of the most significant historic sites in our area.

If you'd like a little better picture of Abraham and Stephen's lives, you can download a great essay about the brothers by clicking here!

Another article written by our friend, Historian and Genealogist Dale Hanks, is available to read or download here.

ENJOY!

W. B. Byler Barn

2012-11-19T13:54:00.006-06:00

This past weekend, we happened to meet up with an old friend, Dave Byler, near Knob Creek who showed us his grandfather's barn. Dave told us the barn was built with logs from another old barn sometime after his grandfather, William Barrett Byler, homesteaded the property. We were told that the only money that has ever changed hands for the property is that exchanged with France for the Louisiana Purchase. William...or "Wils" as he was called, was the son of Dr. John Love Byler. It is said that John was educated by his mother and given a good education. He became a Doctor. According to Carroll Byler,"John was a country family doctor. He rode his horse or mule around visiting his patients. Made a small living as no one had much money. They only took a buggy when the family went. (from oocities Byler5thGeneration)

Enjoy the photos!

Jehoiada & Mary Jeffery Homestead Clean-up

2012-11-05T08:49:00.001-06:00

On Saturday, November 3rd 2012, Rick and I along with our friends, Warren and Renee, joined members of the Jeffery Family near Mount Olive to help clean up the grossly overgrown site of the original 1816 Jehoiada and Mary Jeffery Homestead. Likely the most significant historical site in the county, this homestead was mentioned in an entry in the journal of Henry Rowe Schoolcraft describing his night's stay with the Jefferys in 1819 on his descent of the White River while doing a survey of the region. The next night, Schoolcraft spent the night at Sarah Lafferty's home a day's float downriver.

When the EIC Crew first visited this site a few years back, we discussed the need for it to be cleaned and preserved. Thanks to the tenacity and determination of Elvada Walker (a descendant of Jehoiada and Mary) and other members of the Jeffery clan, the site is now clear of brush. It is the intention of those involved with this project to return to the site and do more preservation of the important site by clearing the rubble of the collapsed chimneys and possibly re-stacking the rock..

It is the hope of the EIC that one day we might see some sort of archaeological activity at the site.

Thong Trees near Old Wideman Road?

2012-10-15T13:56:00.000-05:00

Early this summer, we were invited out to the area between Highway 9S (Sylamore Road) and what has traditionally been known as "Nigger Trail" (I apologize but that has historically been the name associated with the road as it was built by an African-American CCC camp during the Great Depression years). The area we visited lies along the path of what was once known as the Wideman Road that led from Melbourne to Boswell (once known as Wideman). The new landowners had seen some of our posts and videos about thong trees and we went out to investigate. Following are photos of the trees located on the property:

EXTRA UPDATE!
Jennifer Wadkins, the landowner of the property, sent an e-mail to me saying they had dug out the depression and the depression is, in fact, a spring! Compare to the photo of the depression below before they dug it out! She invites your opinion!

We were told by the landowners that the pointer tree indicates the general direction of a spring-fed pond about a quarter mile away. The "Y" tree standing nearby (we've come to believe that "Y" trees often indicate the location of a spring) seems to confirm that these trees were marking the location of or direction to a good spring of fresh water. However, we also noticed other trees on the surrounding hillside that had obviously been altered by some weather event - either an ice storm or tornadic event which makes us skeptical about whether or not these trees are authentic Native-American marker trees at all. A depression that appears to have once been a spring lies within yards of the "Y" tree so that lends credibility to the theory that these trees are actually man-made markers (photo of depression below).

At EIC, we want to believe that these trees we are finding along known early roads and trails are actually living artifacts from our Native-American forefathers but we are not convinced they are. We hope one day we can either confirm them as Native-made or dismiss them as manipulated by natural events.

Later tonight, I will update this post with an example of a tree we found along the trail we believe was an ancient section of an old Indian Trace which stands beside West Rocky Bayou near Cooper Valley The example looked promising from afar and was one that excited us as we have made several predictions that have come true about finding bent trees along this route. There was great disappointment, however, when we discovered the tree was an old Sweet Gum and could not have been fashioned by the hand of any Native American marking a trail because of the relatively short life-span of the species.

UPDATE!

As promised, these are the photos of the Sweet Gum tree on Rocky Bayou. This tree has all the right things going for it to qualify as a thong tree except for its species. It has the right shape,the hip, the nose and is pointing almost directly at a gushing spring on the opposite bank of the creek, Nonetheless,it's a relatively fast-growing tree and is likely no more than fifty years old.

Old Izard County Jail (Melbourne)

2012-10-03T15:16:00.000-05:00

Last year, we met our friend, Steve Wheeler, at the Old Izard County Jail located just behind the Courthouse in Melbourne. This jail housed Mary Durant who was eventually acquitted for murder for the slaying of her abusive step-father back in 1943. Over 1,000 people attended the trial in and around the Courthouse when she was acquitted. A few years later, during the largest manhunt in Arkansas history, Rubert Byler's mother, father, and brother were detained here as he and his wife avoided capture for several weeks hiding in caves and barns around Boswell. The building was erected in 1939 to house prisoners after the old brick courthouse burned on December 5th, 1938. The cage, however, was in use long before in a wood-framed or log building.

Rick's Rainy Day

2012-09-24T19:00:00.002-05:00

On September 16th, the EIC Crew spent the day enjoying a welcomed rain. The photos below the video are some that Rick took that day. The shots are from the Lafferty/Gid area and Flat Rock Hollow. The video, "Rainy Day Traverse", was produced from clips taken that day.

ENJOY!

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Here's your first colors of Autumn!

Video: Just Scroungin' Around

2012-09-11T22:04:00.002-05:00

Our first long-length video attempt takes you along with us on four different excursions: The Jeffery Family Cemetery Tour, Hickory Flat Schoolhouse, The Godwin Cemetery, and Izard County's BIGGEST natural wonder, Standing Rock!

Enjoy!

Special Edition: Round Mouth & Flat Mouth...Endangered Caves?

2012-08-18T19:02:00.002-05:00

We recently visited two awesome caves in the county, Round Mouth and Flat Mouth which lie within a quarter mile of each other. An open-pit sand-mining operation is set to begin production near both of these caves. We visited Round Mouth about three years ago with our friend, Paul Jackson who told us there are Native-American paintings on a wall well inside the cave. He also described a beautiful waterfall which exists in the depths of the Earth at this location. Another friend who owns the Flat Mouth Cave, told us that when he was young, it was possible to enter at Flat Mouth and emerge at Round Mouth. We have never got the chance to make an excursion deep into the cave to view the artifacts and natural features about which we have been told. We hope one day to be able to do so. Hopefully sooner rather than later. We feel it's important that the art inside the cave is at least documented.

Enjoy!

Civil-War Reconstruction in Izard County - Introduction

2012-06-25T20:25:00.000-05:00

During an interview for Ken Burns' 1994 documentary series, Baseball, Former New York Governor, Mario Cuomo, in relation to integration of black ball-players into the Major Leagues, asked, "Why? Why did it take all those years? Why should it have been such a big event? Why weren't we capable of better? How could you possibly say that they were less than we were? Didn't we put that behind us in the Civil-War? Why wasn't the question settled?"


Branch Rickey Signs Jackie Robinson

The fact is, no...we didn't put that all behind us in the Civil-War. While the official end to the "War Between the States" came upon the heels of General Robert E. Lee's surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, not a whole lot was settled at all because of that action. Yes. Emancipation had freed the slaves. Yes. The Confederate army and government were defeated. But no...there was nothing magical that took place upon the south's surrender that changed attitudes. In many ways, the "cessation" of hostilities was only the beginning of hard-fought change. The American South was decimated. Devastated. Without form. Void. The south was a gaping hole in America created by the power vacuum caused by Confederate defeat.

Today, one often hears talk of revolution. In many ways, our nation is as divided politically much as it was leading up to the secession of the southern states. We have seen the rise of the militia movement and more recently, the Occupy movement...both which yearn for revolution, both espousing the use of violence to overthrow what is viewed for different reasons by each group as a corrupt, evil, and ineffective government. In light of this, one question begs to be asked: If the government of The United States of America were somehow brought crashing down in this era, what would happen then? One only needs to study the decade immediately following the close of the Civil-War in 1865 to know what would then happen. It was not pretty! And it must be kept in mind, there was a central government in place after the close of that war.

In last Summer's series, "The Civil War in Izard County", we learned about the extreme difficulties that arose for the people of Izard County during the four-year conflict. Families were split apart – some Union loyalists resorting to moving away from the county to escape the severe harassment by those who were once neighbors…some even by their own family members. We also learned about the violence that occurred in Izard County when bushwhackers and jayhawkers terrorized the people living here. We learned about the Mill Creek Peace Organization Society, a group of citizens who were against secession and resisted joining the confederacy.

1876 Political Poster

In this Summer's series, we'll learn that…like in the rest of the nation…very little was won during the conflict other than the emancipation of the slaves. We'll learn that the same differences among Izard County's citizens existed after the war as was there before the war. Much of what we will learn will be about the nation as a whole, and about the events that occurred in the south during the years after the war. Very little is written about Izard County from that tumultuous time in our nation's history so it is imperative that we view what is recorded in context with what was happening elsewhere in the re-uniting United States of America!

For this reason, we will be including links to videos and other media where those readers who wish to understand this important period in our history can learn if he or she chooses to do so.

The Civil-War was not only about slavery as many believe. It was about States' rights. In fact, emancipation was not even a priority in the war until it became useful to the Union for recruitment and support from a war-weary constituency. Most people today, however, understand that as a nation that claims to be free, emancipation was essential for America. And though the liberation of a people in chains was one of the only good things the war accomplished, freedom for that people was in many ways short-lived. Some say the war never really ended. As Mario Cuomo's questions above about race integration of Major League Baseball illustrate, African-Americans , though appearing to be citizens of this nation, were not really free at all once the aftermath of the war played-out suggesting that little was won at all by the Union upon the surrender of the Confederacy.

Next week, we will begin our discussion of Izard County during Reconstruction by sharing some stories of Izard County Confederate veterans returning home after being separated from their CSA units. Between then and now, readers are encouraged to visit the following links – two are outstanding lectures from Yale University professor, Dr. David Blight (two lectures in a series we will revisit as the Summer Series continues) and the other, a PBS documentary about the period of Reconstruction:

Wartime Reconstruction: Imagining the Aftermath and a Second American Republic (Professor David Blight)

Andrew Johnson and the Radicals: A Contest over the Meaning of Reconstruction (Professor David Blight)

Reconstruction: The Second Civil-War (PBS Documentary)

Announcing: Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour!

2012-03-21T21:23:00.001-05:00

Update! Video added below

Update! Google Map added below!

It's time for the big announcement!

Don't Stop Please

On Saturday, April 28th 2012, your Exploring Izard County Crew will be hosting our Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour.

The hot young band, "Don't Stop Please" will be entertaining participants with acoustic sets at all three tour locations: The Dodd Hole; The Gristmill Waterfall at Gid; The Gid Waterfall.

Dodd Mill Hole and Falls

The event will be divided into two segments:

1) Off-Road Trail Ride to Dodd Hole 10am - 11:30am
Note - This segment has been separated from the rest of the tour for an important reason: The trail to Dodd Hole is VERY rough and will require a Pick-Up Truck or SUV to traverse it. Please! Drive your low-clearance vehicle at your own risk!

Gristmill Waterfall

2) Road Trip and "Rolling Concert" Tour to The Gristmill Waterfall and the Waterfall at Gid 12pm - 3pm
Note - All vehicles welcome!

All proceeds from the event will benefit the 2012 Lunenburg Skirmish Reenactment which will occur the following Saturday, May 4th, and Sunday, May 5th four miles south of Melbourne at Old Lunenburg.

Cost of event:

$10 per person or $25 per vehicle

Gid Waterfall

We will have pic-nic on the grounds of the Gid Waterfall and encourage everyone to bring swimming attire! We want to get you SPLASHED!

As with all of our Road Trip events, we will have limited space available. Please! Contact us ASAP to reserve your spot on this unique tour!

Those who register for this event will receive a packet with a map, schedule, and more details once the tour is filled.

Please contact us at:

hillbillyizard@yahoo.com or by phone at (870) 656-4835

We hope you will "please yourself" and mark your calendars for April 28th! Then come join EIC and DSP for this wonderful opportunity to hear meet a talented group of youngsters who are making big waves on the Arkansas music scene at three of Izard County's most beautiful locations!

Dodd Mill Hole and Falls

View Spring Splash II Road Trip and Concert Tour featuring "Don't Stop Please" in a larger map

Video: The Waterfalls of Gid in HD

2012-02-11T20:37:00.004-06:00

New Video: EIC in HD!

2012-01-02T14:36:00.000-06:00

Full 1080p, Baby! Hope this short video teases you well!

2011 Lunenburg Sorghum Harvest: Makin' Molasses

2011-11-24T09:14:00.009-06:00

Following is a video covering the delightful 2011 Sorghum harvest and molasses making in Lunenburg that occurred in the last days of September. Several Lunenburg families joined in to make memories come alive by cultivating cane plots, helping in the harvest, providing various equipment and livestock, and processing the sorghum cane into sweet Ozark molasses! Thanks to the Teague and Tate families along with all others who helped make this amazing cultural event happen!

ENJOY!

Autumn in Izard: Chandler's Cave

2011-11-08T09:38:00.005-06:00

Below is the first of at least two videos covering our activities during the Fall of 2011. In this video, Jim and I travel to Guion and along the River Road back to Gid. Then we join Elvada Walker, a Jeffery Family descendant, and members of her family for a trip to what we believe to be Chandler's Cave - a "Rock House" shelter with two openings that has significant connections to the history of early pioneers, Old Jesse and Young Jesse Jeffery.

ENJOY!