Humboldt Lives
Humboldt Lives Over the Back Fence Vol 13 by Vicki L Bishop It is hard to imagine Pulaski County before the railroad traversed its northern highlands. Way back in the dawn of our county, there existed a place called Humboldt. Humboldt was a small trading post located approximately one mile north of present-day Crocker that was named after a local storekeeper. The community was erected in 1854 and included a post office, inn, general store and several log cabins. Also, nearby there was a saloon called “White Dump”. The mail was carried by way of horseback from Waynesville to Humboldt. There were few roads, and they were very rough and washed out. Most of the farmers utilized ox carts for traveling. In 1868, the railroad decided to connect the tracks from Jerome to Springfield. Originally, the survey was conducted to take the railroad through Humboldt, however due to the asking price of the land,...
