Rally Hill, Arkansas

Rally Hill is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Arkansas, United States.[1]

State senator Ripley B. Weaver lived in Rally Hill.[2]

It was home to Rally Springs Academy in the late 19th century.[3]

Prairie Home Seminary was in Rally Hill.[4]

In 1895 the Arkansas legislature passed a bill prohibiting the sale or giving away of "ancient spirits" within three miles of Rally Hill Academy, and the governor signed it.[5] The bill was introduced by Senator Weaver.[5] Senator Hudgins of Boone County moved the bill forward for its third reading, and the spirits were referred to as ardent. A vote was recorded on the bill.[6]

During the Civil War the Skirmish at Rolling Prairie took place near the Rolling Hills Church. It is commemorated by a historical marker.[4]

There are a Rally Hill Church and Rally Hill Road.

J. W. Blankenship edited the Rally Hill Journal of Education, a "school paper".[7]

An 1890 history of Arkansas includes a map showing its location in southeast Boone County.[8] Rally Hill is on an 1891 geologic map of the area around Yellville, Arkansas.[9]

J. H. Jones served as postmaster in 1872.[10] In 1894 the Geological Survey documented the height of its post office.[11]

The North Arkansas Railroad passed by near it.[12]

The Boone County Heritage Museum has a photo of Rally Hill Academy.[13]

References

1. "Rally Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
2. Benedict, John Downing (January 5, 1922). "Muskogee and Northeastern Oklahoma: Including the Counties of Muskogee, McIntosh, Wagoner, Cherokee, Sequoyah, Adair, Delaware, Mayes, Rogers, Washington, Nowata, Craig, and Ottawa". S.J. Clarke Publishing Company – via Google Books.
3. Boone Co, AR. Turner Publishing Company. 1998. ISBN 978-1-56311-423-6.
4. "Skirmish at Rolling Prairie Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org.
5. Senate, Arkansas General Assembly (January 5, 1885). "Journal of the Senate of Arkansas" – via Google Books.
6. Representatives, Arkansas General Assembly House of (January 5, 1885). "Journal ..." – via Google Books.
7. "Southwestern Journal of Education". Wheeler & Osborn. January 5, 1889 – via Google Books.
8. Hempstead, Fay (January 5, 1890). A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890 ... Southern Historical Press. ISBN 978-0-89308-074-7 – via Google Books.
9. Adams, George Irving (January 5, 1904). "Zinc and Lead Deposits of Northern Arkansas". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
10. Official Register of the United States: Containing a List of Officers and Employees in the Civil, Military, and Naval Service. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1872.
11. Survey, 1887-1893, Arkansas Geological; Arkansas, Geological Survey of (January 5, 1894). "Report of the Geological Survey of Arkansas". Press Printing Company – via Google Books.
12. "The Lead and Zinc News". 1901.
13. Photo via https://sites.rootsweb.com/~arboone2/rallyhillacademyschool.html

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