In the era before air conditioning, the Arkansas Ozarks enticed those battling heat, humidity and mosquitoes in Memphis. Hardy became a retreat for wealthy Memphians after 1908. That s the year a Memphis physician named George Gillespie Buford and his wife were stranded there when their train experienced mechanical problems.
In the era before air conditioning, the Arkansas Ozarks enticed those battling heat, humidity and mosquitoes in Memphis. Hardy became a retreat for wealthy Memphians after 1908. That s the year a Memphis physician named George Gillespie Buford and his wife were stranded there when their train experienced mechanical problems.