Between late 1800's to the middle 1900's lots of folks in AR died from TB. I remember Mr. O'dell's wife between our house and Green Forest. She was really ill and if I recall correctly TB is what she had. Lots of the sick folks went to Booneville, AR to live.
Booneville, circa 1922 The Arkansas State Tuberculosis Sanitorium was constructed on 974 acres near the Logan County seat in 1909. Accommodating up to 1,100 tuberculosis patients, the facility employed scores of workers and provided a market for local farm products for many years. Today the site is home to one of the state Human Development Centers for the care of developmentally impaired adults.
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