At the 5:00 mark you’re standing near my grandparent’s graves. I spent a lot of my youth stomping around that old church, cemetery, and lake. And today was the annual reunion.
Stopping in to say this is a well done video.. pays homage to the families and communities that once existed there. Thank you for putting it together. We’ll be visiting Lake Ouachita and the surrounding areas soon and this is an interesting history piece.
Thanks for posting. Rambo on Beaver Lake has a very simular story. The church and cemetery were moved from the original site. Now preserved in what now Hobbs Conservation Area.
Of course, the cemetery of Buckville wasn’t moved. The church was moved to the opposite side of the cemetery to keep it from being flooded. But yes, a lot of communities had their lives turned upside down. Thank you so much for watching!! I hope you’ll subscribe!
Very interesting, my family is from this area. I have family buried in that cemetery. My family also once owned property that is now under the lake. I've heard lots of stories from my grandfather and spent many summers down there.
As I said in the video, I know reservoirs do a lot of good, but it also causes a lot of hurting loss to the communities that are lost to the reservoir. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll subscribe.
@@AnyWayYouTravel Lake Ouachita is my favorite lake in the state, maybe because of my family history. I realize it was rough for the people back then but now it's an incredible place my family gets to enjoy
In the same vein, you might want to take a look at the Bull Shoals Arkansas water basin. Specifically the flooding of the lead hill and bullshoals areas. I can help with contact information.
I camped there when I was a kid. I always thought the church was built there on that spot.But I talk to a man who lived there about 4years ago and he said the church was in the lake. Another home is at little fir under the water.we found it on the depth finder about 3 weeks ago.
Yes, the church was moved in the early 1950s, otherwise it would have been covered. Most of the buildings were torn down, just as most of the trees were cut down, so that they could be utilized as habitation for fish and other aquatic animals.
@@StephenMeasles-kr9rm It’s a sad thing when that happens. I want to say thank you for watching our videos and I hope you’ll subscribe!
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Money for the dam was appropriated for Lake Ouachita in the 1870’s? LOL. No way man. The dams were built by private utility company Arkansas Power and Light via investors from “up north”. These were hydroelectric dams and for profit. Get your facts straight…
It was a partnership between Arkansas power and light and the federal government. It took so long because as I noted in the video, government bureaucracy moves slow. Why do you think they’re managed by the army core of engineers? In addition, I never said they weren’t for profit…so get your story straight. But, as I DID say, dams DO provide cheap and efficient electricity, and the reservoir provide recreation and flood control.
At the 5:00 mark you’re standing near my grandparent’s graves. I spent a lot of my youth stomping around that old church, cemetery, and lake. And today was the annual reunion.
Those are great memories! I’m glad the video brought good memories!!
Stopping in to say this is a well done video.. pays homage to the families and communities that once existed there. Thank you for putting it together. We’ll be visiting Lake Ouachita and the surrounding areas soon and this is an interesting history piece.
You are MORE than welcome. I really enjoyed the history and putting this together. I hope if you enjoyed the video, you'll subscribe!! All the best!
Ouachita is definitely the cleaner of the lakes. Looks like you're right around the corner from Hot Springs. Great videos.
It is a beautiful lake! And thank you for the kind words on the video!
Thanks for posting. Rambo on Beaver Lake has a very simular story. The church and cemetery were moved from the original site. Now preserved in what now Hobbs Conservation Area.
Of course, the cemetery of Buckville wasn’t moved. The church was moved to the opposite side of the cemetery to keep it from being flooded. But yes, a lot of communities had their lives turned upside down. Thank you so much for watching!! I hope you’ll subscribe!
Well done, Mark. That's the first I've heard of Buckville. Reminds me of some scripture I read. "For here, we have no continuing city."
Thanks, brother!! Hope you’re doing well!
Very interesting, my family is from this area. I have family buried in that cemetery. My family also once owned property that is now under the lake. I've heard lots of stories from my grandfather and spent many summers down there.
As I said in the video, I know reservoirs do a lot of good, but it also causes a lot of hurting loss to the communities that are lost to the reservoir. I’m glad you enjoyed the video. I hope you’ll subscribe.
@@AnyWayYouTravel Lake Ouachita is my favorite lake in the state, maybe because of my family history. I realize it was rough for the people back then but now it's an incredible place my family gets to enjoy
That’s correct! Good memories. And, the reservoir brought about blessing to a lot of people.
My Grand parents lived on top of the hill just before the old cemetery you can still see where the old root sheller was.
@@Tony-y4p what a great, but also sad memory.
Truly amazing place
@@timsmith9779 Yes it is!! Thanks for checking out our video! Hope you Subscribe to our channel!!
In the same vein, you might want to take a look at the Bull Shoals Arkansas water basin.
Specifically the flooding
of the lead hill and bullshoals areas. I can help with contact information.
@@IronMan-bn4wl let me know and I’ll see what I can do! My email address is in the descriptions of the videos!
Lake Ouachita is the nicest reservoir lake I have ever seen.
It is a beautiful, and very clean lake. And the next couple weeks I have a video coming out about vacationing at Lake Ouachita.
I camped there when I was a kid. I always thought the church was built there on that spot.But I talk to a man who lived there about 4years ago and he said the church was in the lake. Another home is at little fir under the water.we found it on the depth finder about 3 weeks ago.
Yes, the church was moved in the early 1950s, otherwise it would have been covered. Most of the buildings were torn down, just as most of the trees were cut down, so that they could be utilized as habitation for fish and other aquatic animals.
Same thing happened to Sardis Oklahoma and yes, the cemetery is the only thing left.
@@StephenMeasles-kr9rm It’s a sad thing when that happens. I want to say thank you for watching our videos and I hope you’ll subscribe!
Money for the dam was appropriated for Lake Ouachita in the 1870’s? LOL. No way man. The dams were built by private utility company Arkansas Power and Light via investors from “up north”. These were hydroelectric dams and for profit. Get your facts straight…
It was a partnership between Arkansas power and light and the federal government. It took so long because as I noted in the video, government bureaucracy moves slow. Why do you think they’re managed by the army core of engineers? In addition, I never said they weren’t for profit…so get your story straight. But, as I DID say, dams DO provide cheap and efficient electricity, and the reservoir provide recreation and flood control.