50 Years Ago Pea Ridge Graphic Vol. 2 No. 24 Thursday, June 15, 1967

Pea Ridge volunteer firemen were successful in saving a barn filled with hay at the site of a farmhouse that was completely destroyed by fire of unknown origin last Wednesday afternoon. The house was too nearly gone to have been saved when it was noticed afire by a passing motorist, Clovis Harris of Rogers, according to Fire Chief Rodger Hickman. The house, known as the old Pete Walker place, was a total loss, as were a nearby well house and smoke house. Located three miles northwest of Pea Ridge, the property was owned by Richard Beaver.

Boy Scout Troop 28 from Little Rock, camped in the Pea Ridge National Military Park for eight days. Scoutmaster Charles E. Meltabarger, Jr. and 13 scouts have been doing the ground work necessary to develop a military trail around the battlefield. The week’s work for the scouts included trail construction, trail maintenance, a little sign making, and some advancement work.