The following is my husband's, Terry, 3rd great grandfather. Dr. James A. Piggott has the town Piggott, Arkansas named after him. Northern soldiers returning from the long bloody struggle of the civil war told very interesting stories of the new undeveloped state of Arkansas that they had seen or heard of while in the Army. These stories were responsible for many Northern families settling in the new country. In the fall of 1873 James A. Piggott of Dow, IL and some of his neighbors laoded thirteen wagons with implements necessary for the opening of a home in a new and undeveloped country and headed for Arkansas. Crossing the St. Francis River at Chalk Bluff they made their way down Crowley's Ridge and across the White River bottoms near Little Rock. Not finding a suitable location in the central part of the state they turned again tot he northeast. When reaching the beautiful hills about two miles borthwest of what is now Piggott they decided that this was the place to build a home. Here on the hill west of where Laws Cargrill lives, Dr. Piggott built a house, celared a small farm and began the practice of medicine. At this early date the railroad had not been thought of. There was no post office nearer than Chalk Bluff and roads were only dim trails leading from one settlement to another. The dense forest were broken only by the scattered clearings and few settlers abounded with game. The Dr. was finiding it very inconvenient to make his way through this almost unbroken forest to Chalk Bluff to the nearest post office and also take care of his expanding medical practice. He petitioned the Postal Department to establlish another office in the home of his neighbor Richard Throgmorton, Postmaster. Mrs. Throgmorton, who took care of the mail named the new office Piggott in honor of the doctor. The Dr. also took an active part in securing the right of way for the new railroad- The Cotton Belt, which he saw completed before his death. Dr. James A. was born in St. Louis County, Missouri June 9, 1816 and died in Clay County, Arkansas November 4, 1882. Shortly after his death the post office which bears his name was moved from the Throgmorton home to the new town that was bring built on the railroad. It, too, later taking the name of Piggott. Copied from the Piggott Banner, dated Sep 6, 1946.