Thong Trees Of Newton County, AR

By D. Larry Patterson

In the Ozark Mountains, Indians frequently created thong trees in the forest to mark trails, point directions, or mark sources of water, shelter and good hunting, or post any other information they wanted to pass along. Many thong trees grew to tremendous girth and height, with the snouts resembling full-grown, head down charging buffalo, or horses. Some snouts are nearly at ground level, while others may be ten feet above the ground or higher. Some even have more than one trunk growing vertically from the snout, forming a "double thong tree". While thong trees can still be found scattered all over the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas, they seem to be extremely prevalent in Northwest Arkansas in and around Newton County. This photo book depicts many examples of the thong trees the author discovered while hiking the trails along the Buffalo National River, and exploring the back roads of rural Newton County.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1497471761
• ISBN13: 9781497471764
• Release Date: May 2014
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.0" x 0.1" x 8.5"