MAYSVILLE -- Members of the Maysville community gathered on Saturday to celebrate Maysville Day and visit with friends and neighbors.
The day included face painting and children's games, a horseshoe tournament, good food, pies, gospel singing and more in a community which lays claim to be the oldest in Benton County.
Maysville was founded after Adam Batie settled near present-day Maysville in 1828 and was recorded as the first legal white resident of Benton County. The community is rich in history, with the Trail of Tears, Civil War camps and Civil War battles in its past.
According to Goodspeed's 1889 History of Benton County, Arkansas, Maysville was settled in 1839 and it was rumored that in 1846 Maysville was larger than Bentonville. Goodspeed's also notes that at the time of the Civil War, "six or seven stores" were located in Maysville, "all of which did a thriving business." One business located there was listed as Thompson and Snufeer.
General News on 06/25/2014