In the book “Missouri and North Arkansas Line,” by James R. Fair, a good portion of it is used to describe the flooding in spring of 1927. Only a couple mention is made of the late 1926 floods along the White River. The book by Walter M. Adams about the White River Railroad does not mention any problems until the April floods. One letter from H.J. Armstrong, Chief Engineer of the M&NA, says that something else happened about the first of the same year. In his letter, Mr. Armstrong writes about the bridge settling on the White River bridge in Georgetown, Arkansas. Apparently, the Weather Bureau had a river flood gauge on the pier and was worried about the recent readings. The letter stated that the pier settled all at once after the January
