The following Historical Account, "The Town of Rome" has been posted to the ARGenExchange Historical Accounts along with nearly 3,000 others nationwide. http://www.genexchange.org/historyreg.cfm?state=ar ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The Town of Rome" Source: Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas Pg 83, 84 Rome, the imperial city, has gone; so has Rome of Arkansas county. It was once entitled to a place on the maps, but unfortunately while it existed no maps were made in Arkansas. Rome was about five miles out of Arkansas Post and was designed to be rat proof. The overflow of the Arkansas drove the rats to higher ground and Arkansas Post was a {ratty} town. Rome was to be on still higher ground and offered great inducements.Its principal street was called Don Carlos, and the grandees reserved this for themselves. Crittenden and Morton were largely interested in its development and in the sale of lots. William Craig, another quaint character of that day, was also a vigorous promoter. Unfortunately the title to the original grant was in dispute and this created trouble and finally destroyed the town.It began in 1819 and lasted about ten years. In 1822 it had the following residents: Edward Brown, W. B. R. Horner, Robert Johnson, William B. Locke, Elijah Morton, George Sampson, J! ohn Taylor, Sr., and William Trimbl Submitted by: Annie Whiteman rjwnlw65@aol.com _______________________________________________ Help keep genealogy free, volunteer at the GenExchange http://www.genexchange.org/volunteering.cfm