Title
Preview
Description
Black and white sketch of Hiram Whittington, including biographical narrative.
Transcription
Hot Springs pioneer
Hiram Whittington
Hiram Whittington, pioneer storekeeper and hotel owner of Hot Springs who was the first to discover the merits of Ouachita oil stone, was born 1805 in Boston, mass… He left Boston 1820 and made his way westward, reaching Arkansas six years later... He had learned the Printer's trade and worked for Wm. E. Woodruff on the Gazette until 1832..
Because of ill health he quit his newspaper job and went to Hot Springs where he opened a store with $500 capital.. In 1836 he married Miss M.E. Bigham and a short time later he opended a hotel.. In 1849 he was sent to the state legislature from Montgomery County.. He soon returned to Hot Springs.. His discovery of the Ouachita oil stone led to establishing of Whittington's whetstone factory in 1853 which shipped its products to all parts of the country...
Physical Description
Document, 11" x 14"
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000379, Image 65
Resource Type
Image
Collection
Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, MS.000379
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Hiram Whittington, Walter J. Lemke drawings collection: biographical sketches, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Rights
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Disciplines
United States History
