Tyler Bend Cont'd

This is the Collier Homestead located on the Riverview Trail at Tyler Bend. Sod and Ida Mae Collier took advantage of the Homestead Act of 1862 and moved here from Kentucky in 1928. They were among the last settlers in the river valley to take advantage of that act. The act of 1862 gave settlers title to their own property in exchange for improvements to the land. They lived there until 1961 never having electricity or indoor plumbing. The Buffalo National River was established in 1972 and the National Park Service purchased the property in 1978. The Collier buildings were hidden in a sea of vegetation so restoration efforts began.

The Collier House

The Collier House

C'mon In

Melissa by the Collier's Fireplace

The Barn

Howdy Neighbor