Most People Have No Idea There’s An Underwater Ghost Town Hiding Here In Arkansas
From 1901 to the mid-1930s, Monte Ne was a planned community featuring a resort. Today, well, it’s a pretty good place to go fishing. The man who was in charge of Monte Ne, former Liberty Party presidential candidate William Hope “Coin” Harvey, apparently wasn’t great at managing coins. The project went bankrupt and was sold off in lots. Many of the structures still standing were flooded when the White River was dammed to create Beaver Lake in 1964.
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The picture above was taken in 2005, when the water was at historically low levels and the amphitheater was a good place to sit and fish.
Check out this video for some cool drone footage of Oklahoma Row and the lake that surrounds it:
For other Arkansas ghost towns, check out this list.
To see reasons why everyone should visit Beaver Lake, see this article.
