Monte Ne, Ghost town near Rogers in Arkansas, United States.
Monte Ne is an abandoned settlement in Benton County in northwestern Arkansas, with remains partly submerged beneath Beaver Lake. The visible ruins consist of stone walls, columns, and foundations that appear when water levels drop.
A businessman founded the settlement in 1901 as a resort that drew guests with hotels and its own railway line. The flooding of the area starting in 1964 for the Beaver Dam project submerged most buildings permanently.
The name comes from the Omaha language and means water, chosen by the founder to reflect the local creeks and lagoons. Today the site draws people who come to photograph the stone walls and columns when the lake recedes.
Trails lead to the ruins, but visibility depends on the lake level, which often drops during summer and fall. At higher water stages the stone structures remain hidden beneath the surface.
The founder began building a large concrete amphitheater intended as the base for a pyramid around 130 feet (40 m) tall. This unfinished project still stands along the shore and was meant to preserve records for future civilizations.
Location: Benton County
Official opening: 1902
GPS coordinates: 36.28730,-94.06909
Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:28
Arkansas sits in the southern United States, where the Ozark and Ouachita mountains meet forested valleys and slow rivers. Away from the main highways, the state holds waterfalls hidden in national forests, abandoned settlements from mining days, and caves filled with limestone formations. Haw Creek Falls drops over a series of ledges in the Ozarks, while Blanchard Springs Caverns opens into chambers where underground streams have carved stone over thousands of years. Rush, once a zinc mining town, now stands empty along the Buffalo River. Boxley Valley offers open fields where elk graze beneath ridges, and the Cossatot River cuts through rocky rapids in the Ouachita range. These places show different chapters of the region's natural and human history. Historical sites and cultural centers add depth to the landscape. Monte Ne preserves the ruins of an early resort built beside Beaver Lake. The Hampson Archeological Museum holds artifacts from indigenous peoples who lived in the Mississippi River floodplain. Jacksonport once served as a river port on the White River, and the Delta Cultural Center documents the agricultural heritage of eastern Arkansas. From Sam's Throne, a rock outcrop with views across the Ozarks, to the old railway bridge in Clarendon, these locations lie off the usual routes and reward those who take the time to seek them out.
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