Flavius Josephus Carpenter
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Flavius Josephus Carpenter, born March 24, 1851 in Franklin County, Georgia
, died August 2, 1933, at home in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
, was an American Civil War
veteran, steamboat captain, U.S. Marshal, and entrepreneurial businessman.
He selected sites for two Arkansas Power & Light (now a subsidiary of Entergy
) dams on the upper Ouachita River
: Remmel Dam, which created Lake Catherine, and Carpenter Dam), which created Lake Hamilton in 1931 and the dam was named for him. Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine
in Hot Spring County, Arkansas now sit upstream and downstream of Carpenter Dam.
, to Jane Elizabeth Wallis, who was born in Aug 1857 in Missouri; they were the parents of eight children.
Franklin County, Georgia
Franklin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It became Georgia's ninth county, incorporating on February 25, 1784, and was named in honor of patriot Benjamin Franklin...
, died August 2, 1933, at home in Arkadelphia, Clark County, Arkansas
Clark County, Arkansas
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 22,995. The county seat is Arkadelphia.The Arkadelphia Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Clark County.-Geography:...
, was an American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
veteran, steamboat captain, U.S. Marshal, and entrepreneurial businessman.
He selected sites for two Arkansas Power & Light (now a subsidiary of Entergy
Entergy
Entergy Corporation is an integrated energy company engaged primarily in electric power production and retail distribution operations. It is headquartered in the Central Business District of New Orleans, Louisiana.-History:...
) dams on the upper Ouachita River
Ouachita River
The Ouachita River is a river that runs south and east through the U.S. states of Arkansas and Louisiana, joining the Tensas River to form the Black River near Jonesville, Louisiana.-Course:...
: Remmel Dam, which created Lake Catherine, and Carpenter Dam), which created Lake Hamilton in 1931 and the dam was named for him. Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine
Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine
Lake Hamilton and Lake Catherine are a pair of man-made lakes around Hot Springs, Arkansas. The two lakes have greatly improved the tourism in Hot Springs. Both Lakes were created by Arkansas Power & Light .-Lake Hamilton:...
in Hot Spring County, Arkansas now sit upstream and downstream of Carpenter Dam.
Family
He married on June 2, 1877 in Clark County, ArkansasClark County, Arkansas
Clark County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of 2010, the population was 22,995. The county seat is Arkadelphia.The Arkadelphia Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Clark County.-Geography:...
, to Jane Elizabeth Wallis, who was born in Aug 1857 in Missouri; they were the parents of eight children.