By Jennifer Cutillo
Most people hunker down in January. The rushing and excitement of the holidays are over, and the dark cold days of winter have settled in.
However, things are far from dull at the Neosho National Fish Hatchery. We were not only busy in January but have historically always been.
On January 3rd, 1889, The Neosho Times reported on the anticipated new home of George Hubert Esq. He purchased approximately 12 acres of property from Lemuel B. and Mary A. Hearrell.
“Quiet secluded beauty” is what the newspaper reported about the new house. This was the home later to be known as zig zag that burned to the ground in January 1911.
The second owner, A.B. Donaldson, built the stone arch at the entrance of the driveway that switched back and forth to the top of the hill giving this property its nickname.
