Workers Demolish House, Expose Historical Secret Hidden In Walls

It seemed like just a routine demolition for the crew. But as the crane readied the wrecking ball to swing at the old house, the operator suddenly heard screaming. A worker on the ground was waving his arms for him to stop, but the lever had already been pulled.

The operator’s eyes widened when he realized what he’d done.

Early Lunch

As the demolition team checked their schedule for the day, it looked like a simple job of knocking down an old house in Prescott’s Greenlawn Avenue, Arkansas. According to the foreman, they may even be able to break away early for lunch.

But that morning was the beginning of a very long day for the workers – one that would reveal a host of dark secrets about the area.

Rich In History

The house due to be demolished was sat on the Prairie D’Ane, a stretch of land first colonized by the French that sprawled for 20 miles. It wasn’t unusual for the wrecking crew to get called for jobs like this as the once-bustling town was now home to fewer than 4,000 people.

But never before had they been asked to tear down a building that contained artifacts predating Prescott itself – and they had no idea that’s exactly what they were about to do.

Battleground

Prescott sits 100 miles outside of Little Rock, Arkansas’ capital. The pro-slavery state had seceded from the US and joined the Confederate States of America. The Battle of Prairie D’Ane commenced on April 9, 1864, ending in Union victory.

But no one knew that something important had been left behind, and it was firmly in the sights of a wrecking ball being steadily yanked up on its chain.

Early Prescott

After the war, Prescott was officially charted and plans were made to transform the town into a bustling city. It soon became a governmental and legal hub. A railway line was commissioned and a thriving timber industry began.

Had the workers been ignorant of this very important part of Prescott’s history, a terrible crime against conservation would have befallen it.