War Eagle Mill

[1] The mill is located approximately 10 miles (16 kilometers) east of the city of Rogers in War Eagle, Arkansas.

[1] After 1860, with the Civil War, northwest Arkansas residents were caught between strongly Confederate Arkansans to the south and Union-supporting Missourians just a few miles north.

[1][3] In 1862, the Union Army moved into northern Arkansas and the War Eagle Valley, and used the mill to grind grain.

[4] After the Battle of Pea Ridge, the surrounding country was laid waste by the retreating Confederates and bands of looters.

decided to expand mill production by adding a more powerful grinding machine run by a turbine engine instead of a water wheel.

[5] Lumber cut at the War Eagle sawmill was used to build much of Fayetteville, Arkansas—including Old Main on the University of Arkansas campus.