Until 1819, the area west of Pine Bluff in what is now Jefferson and Grant counties was a mostly unpopulated wilderness.

Shortly after the flood, the George Brummitt family moved from Desha County to what became White Sulphur Springs.

He bought 40 acres on what is now the site of White Sulphur Springs Camp from the Federal Government with a War of 1812 land bounty and patented an additional 360 acres around the circumference of the spring property.

Lee was a doctor and with the establishment of his large house and medical practice, the community became a destination for folks from all over the state to come and drink and bathe in the waters from the two sets of springs.

During the American Civil War, White Sulphur Springs became a mobilization point for troops in the region.

The Confederate hospital was moved to White Sulphur Springs from Pine Bluff in 1862, and many died and were buried at Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery.

It was 25 years after the American Civil War before the springs became the site of a real town again with the building of a hotel by two men, one black and one white.

After the war, residents continued to bury their dead in the Camp White Sulphur Springs Confederate Cemetery, with only a few of the grave sites being marked.