Phillips County Museum News for August 5, 2020

Does the name “Beavertown” sound familiar?

It was one of the booming “h” towns of yesteryear.

Located near Beaver Creek (from which, it presumably, was named) it was the nearest town for homesteaders on the Saco divide and the ranches located on Larb Creek. Saco was near but many times Beaver Creek made it impossible to reach Saco due to its flooding. The town boasted a lumberyard, a blacksmith shop, grain elevator, Hotel, bar, post office, grocery store, and school. The school was grand with a lower level that hosted classrooms and a second floor that was living quarters for the teacher! Many of the teachers became a part of the community when they married local men.

The school remained open until 1996. Beavertown eventually became deserted as the 1920s and 1930s took a bite out of the Ag industry. The PC Museum has information on many of these old towns, but we do need your help. If anyone has pictures of the old towns, post offices, etc. we would love to make copies to have at the Museum.

Museum hours are 10-5 Monday through Saturday.