In 1923 Thomas G. Moses traveled from Little Rock, Arkansas, to Fort Scott, Kansas. He decided to take the scenic route along the White River. Of the experience, he wrote, “I listened to many travelers regarding the wonderful White River trip through the Ozarks. I took it – never again. I was disgusted. I have since learned that I should have taken another route, which is the real one…”
Part of the line along the White River
The White River flows through Arkansas and Missouri, starting in the Boston Mountains of northwestern Arkansas.
The railway that followed the White River included a series of engineering challenges, even cutting into limestone cliffs. Bill Caldwell wrote a pretty informative article about the line entitled, “The Sad Tale of the Missouri & North Arkansas line, aka the ‘May Never Arrive.’” Here is the link: https://www.joplinglobe.com/…/article_bf1d0ed9-b924…To be continued…
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Wendy Rae Waszut-Barrett, PhD, is an author, artist, and historian, specializing in painted settings for opera houses, vaudeville theaters, social halls, cinemas, and other entertainment venues. For over thirty years, her passion has remained the preservation of theatrical heritage, restoration of historic backdrops, and the training of scenic artists in lost painting techniques. In addition to evaluating, restoring, and replicating historic scenes, Waszut-Barrett also writes about forgotten scenic art techniques and theatre manufacturers. Recent publications include the The Santa Fe Scottish Rite Temple: Freemasonry, Architecture and Theatre (Museum of New Mexico Press, 2018), as well as articles for Theatre Historical Society of America’s Marquee, InitiativeTheatre Museum Berlin’s Die Vierte Wand, and various Masonic publications such as Scottish Rite Journal, Heredom and Plumbline. Dr. Waszut-Barrett is the founder and president of Historic Stage Services, LLC, a company specializing in historic stages and how to make them work for today’s needs. Although her primary focus remains on the past, she continues to work as a contemporary scene designer for theatre and opera.
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