Lake Bird

[ community, school site (Jurn 26 1906) & post office (established 3 May 1886 - discontinued 15 Oct 1932 moved to Shady Grove) ]

Lake Bird is a small community located off US Hwy 221 N. At one time there was a logging camp, turpentine quarters, a water gristmill and a big livery stable where mules and horses were sold. Ruby Hendry said that before there were hardroads, Lake Bird was a prosperous town with three big stores and a sawmill. One store was owned by Ruby's  father, John Tuten. It was located across the railroad tracks on old 221. Ruby Hendry said there was once a railroad depot in Lake Bird. Lake Bird has a Methodist Church but years ago it was known as "Mount Zion." There was a school located beside the church. Teachers use to board with the Hendry family. Talmadge and Maggie Whiddon ran a grocery store located just east of the present 221 but it was torn down many years ago.

Mrs. Fender Starling stated that in her Mama's childhood days there were two stores, one owned by Mr. Lacy Blanton, and the other by John Tuten. There was a post office, church, school and a two story house called a boarding house that belonged to John Tuten.

Mrs. Starling remembers a grist mill and a railroad depot in Lake Bird.

When Mrs. Starling was a little girl she remembers a school, and a small post office at Mr. Buddie Shiddon's place. She remembers a church and the first school was burned and another built. Sometime after 1931 or 1932, they went to Shady Grove.