In January, 1883, a building which became known as “The Big Brick” was completed for Hart & Graham. That building still stands…the present Carter’s Department Store. From that time on the business center gradually began to move to Lower Eldon.
Quotes from Miller County Historical Society
"For many years there was “upper Eldon” and lower Eldon because of gravity. The town founders intended for Grand Avenue to be the main street of the new town and several businesses were built in that area of Upper Eldon and a site for a depot was proposed. But that part of Eldon had a slight grade to it and because brakes on railroad cars were not all that good in the early 1880’s, the strings of railroad cars would ease east down the tracks to about Second and Maple streets where flatter ground brought them to a halt. Not one to argue with the laws of nature, the town founders selected another site for the depot on the east side of Maple Street. One of the town founders, T.J. Hart, established a store near the south end of Grand Avenue when he hauled in a building from High Point."
I am curious does anyone know more about HOW he "hauled in a building from High Point."
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