Wednesday, September 7, 2011

As more and more peopled settled along Little Piney Creek, a school was established . In 1907 a post office was applied for by Merrill King Griffith. He applied for the post office to be named Mt. Pleasant, as that was the name of the school. However when the papers arrived establishing the post office, the name Mt. Pleasant had been crossed out and 'Garber' has been written in.

Until that time people living in the Mt Pleasant school area had to go to Ozone to pick up their mail. Mt. Pleasant school building is gone and all that is left is the well and a handmade sign on the side of the road.

In June 1011 a tornado destroyed much of the forest at Garber and damaged the roof of the post office building. Today the little building sits on the side of the creek and the road no longer passes by it's front door. It sits in the solitude of the forest with voices of the past bringing it memories of a time when it was a part of a busy little community.

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