Arkansas Ties ... A Little Bit of This, a Little Bit of That, and a Whole Lot of Arkansas

The Old Mill at T.R. Pugh Memorial Park Located at Lakeshore Drive and Fairway Avenue North Little Rock, Arkansas 501-758-1424 www.northlittlerock.org/old_mill.html   Who doesn't love the Old Mill?  Trips to the Old Mill have been going on in my family so long, it is like going home to visit.   The Old Mill was started in 1931 and finished in 1933, the brainchild of developer Justin Matthews, supposedly to honor his friend T.R. Pugh for whom the park is named.  Frank Carmean designed the setting and the Mill building.  Dionicio Rodriguez, sculptor and artist handled all the design work making everything look like real wood, iron, or stone. Hours: April 1 - October 31: 8 a.m. - 10 p.m. November 1 - March 31: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Free Admission Picture donated by Pat Anthony.  Old Mill in the 1930's. Does life get much better than this? A brochure from the North Little Rock Visitor's Bureau lists the following historic tidbits:  shown in the opening scene of Gone with the Wind (1939).  It is not known how or why David Selznick came to pick the Old Mill for this scene.  the grist mill itself on the first floor came from the Cagle family of Pope County and dates back to 1828.  two mill rocks on the second floor and the building's corner stone came from the plantation of Tom Knoble, T.R. Pugh's grandfather.  two milestones on the road to the mill etched with the numbers "1" and "4" were moved here from a military road laid out in the 1830's by Lt. Jefferson   Davis (later President of the Confederacy.)  three sections of a hexagonal wrought iron shaft protecting the "Broken Tree Bench" were cut from the stern wheel of a   passenger steamboat which traveled the Arkansas River in the 1800's. Coulter Family Pat Anthony & her Mom, Clara (Williams) Session. Pat Anthony and her father, Bill Session.  Does anyone know where in Lakewood this structure is located? External Links: Roadside America Arkansas Road Stories Pulaski County | Structures