Date Original
1903
Description
This collection contains a report entitled "A Brief Synopsis of the Conditions and Prospects of Southwestern Zinc and Lead Corporation"
Biographical/Historical Note
Rich zinc ore discovered in Rush (Marion County), Arkansas brought hundreds of people here in hopes of fortune. During the late 1800s and early 1900s miners worked in 15 different mines, composing the Rush Mining District. In its heyday more than 2,000 men, women, and children crowded the Rush area, living in tents, shacks, boarding houses, and hotels. Beneath the whir and clang of the mines and mills communities slept, ate, toiled, and played. Their population sizes ebbed and flowed with the price of zinc. With the onset of World War I in 1914, the demand for zinc munitions products - bronze and brass shell casings - tripled the value of zinc. But as the war ended so did the boom. A zinc glut folded Rush's operations as quickly as they had started. Although mining continued here on a smaller scale for several more years, the Marion County boom was over.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Rush, Marion County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.027.017
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Southwestern Zinc and Lead Corporation, SMC.027.017
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Southwestern Zinc and Lead Corporation, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
