Upola

[Lodie]

Jarhead,  Holtclaw's ran a grocery store in the brick building at Upola.  Mont Edwards also had a grocery store,  they use to buy butter, buttermilk, cream & eggs from local farmers - and had other grocery items.  Don't know where the store was located.  I have a box of papers that MM Edwards wrote alot about his childhood in Upola.  I'll get back with you, if there is mention about the store.

[greatguns]

It was located west across the street from the brick building.  I'm sure Jarhead will be interested in those papers that his Dad wrote.  My Uncle's dad had that store before My Grandad did I believe.

[greatguns]

Lodie, I wonder if we might have met before in this or someother life?

[jarhead]

Flint,
Zollers curve is where Evergreen rd meets US 160. Been a ton of wrecks on that curve over the years.  About a 1/4 mile east of where rd 28 meets the highway is where a young Longton man lost his life a little over a week ago in a car wreck. That curve has had it's fair share of wrecks also.

[flintauqua]

Flint,
Zollers curve is where Evergreen rd meets US 160. Been a ton of wrecks on that curve over the years.  About a 1/4 mile east of where rd 28 meets the highway is where a young Longton man lost his life a little over a week ago in a car wreck. That curve has had it's fair share of wrecks also.

Thanks, I thought so, but I wasn't 100%.

I've had several close calls there myself.

From Longton to just west of the county line needs redone, badly.  But it will never happen, Elk County just doesn't have the pull.

Charles

[Buddyboy]

So why is it called Zollars hill and Zollars curve. My grandpa's homestead is nowhere near the highway. It is back west of the cemetery.

[W. Gray]

Charles,

You are probably right about Elk County not having enough pull. But, there was a politician, who may have wanted to get his name in the paper, right around the time that K-99 was finished north of Howard who said he would work hard to get US 160 upgraded from the east Elk County to the west Elk County line.

As a result of the stimulus, US 160 in Elk County is getting a $98,000 overlay for a .4 mile section in the Longton city limits.

[W. Gray]

Buddyboy,

The Elk County history book says Charles Zollars was a road and bridge builder. Maybe he was the first to grade that hill?

In the old days, state routes followed section roads. At some point, they started going through sections rather than around.

From looking at a map, it looks like the entire downhill direction of that road may have gone diagonally from what was one section road through a section to another section road. Maybe US 160 subsequently followed that route.

[jarhead]

Buddyboy, I know where the Zoller homestead NW of Longton is but I haven't been up that road for a coons age. Last time I knew ,above a gate was a sign saying when it was homesteaded. I am not postive but I'm pretty sure at Zollers curve there were some Zollers that lived there. Now you got your work cut out figuring which relative lived there. Just as you turn on Evergreen road look to the north and you can see the cave/ celler that was behind the old house
Waldo, Just on the north edge of Zollers curve, at one time or other, long ago, the road went almost straight west and pretty much ran along the river and then came out just east of the Painterhood bridge. Pretty much went around the hill where as now it goes over the hill. there are still a couple of little rock layed bridges that went over gullies and walking it you can tell it's an old roadbed. Maybe back in horse & buggy days or Model-Ts ??

[jarhead]

Buddyboy,
I asked a 93 year old ,old timer , who lived at Zollers hill. He said it was Jess Zollers, brother of Charles Zollers. He said Jess had a contracting business out of Independence and built alot of bridges in the area. He said Charles was mainly a brick layer and built the original Longton school that stood across the street west of the  high school. This info might not be gospel but what was told to me