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The Villines family established themselves here in 1837. Emigrants coming from Appalachia usually followed the southwest trail out of Missouri and into Arkansas. They followed a path crossing the White River and then found a recently cleared road to the little frontier settlement of Carrolton. From there, they crossed over the mountain to the headwaters of the Buffalo River. There were no roads in this area at the time, only well-worn trails that had been formed from centuries of use by grazing animals and the Indigenous peoples that hunted them. The trail then entered the valley where Whiteley Creek joins the Buffalo River. It was near here that two families in the Villines' caravan established homes. Abraham, the family patriarch, continued down river and settled under Big Bluff near what later became known as Center Point, where he spent the rest of his life. His children married and established homes nearby. 

Our family has resided on this farmstead on Steel Creek for six generations. We can't wait to share it with you.

Music was ingrained in the family. Everyone who knew my Grandpa Boyd knows he could play anything with strings on it. No one in the family could read music, however; it was all by "ear". Bluegrass and gospel are the two dominant types of music here.

Second only to their loyalty and faithfulness to God, nothing was more important than family. Love for one another held this family together through some very hard times. My great grandparents attended the little church in Low Gap, and my family still attends that church to this day.