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Union forces passed by en route to Little Rock in 1863. The mines are described in the
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Kellogg first bought land in northern
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Kellogg became the most famous settler in the area. Born in New England (Massachusetts or Vermont) around 1797, Kellogg moved to Little Rock shortly after the city was established. A blacksmith by trade, Kellogg is credited with creating the broadaxe used to construct the Chandler home in
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years (Kellogg contended the lease was only to last five years). At least three mine shafts were dug, revealing small veins of silver, copper, lead and zinc. Kellogg died in 1848, and most miners left the next year for the richer promises of
California gold mining.
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long abandoned by the time those accounts were published. An effort to reopen the mines in 1925 produced 3,118 troy ounces of silver valued at $ 2,164.
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1235:Categories
1132:Sweet Home
675:References
579:As of the
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69:92°14′02″W
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1197:Footnotes
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644:Education
366:Geography
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183:Time zone
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663:See also
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504:17.49%
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473:Number
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299:History
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94:Country
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1121:Roland
1096:Gibson
1017:Cities
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287:Conway
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