ux y ▁Bapt ist ▁Association . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁the ▁northern ▁Pres by ter ians ▁opened ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁Colleg iate ▁Institute ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁College ), ▁which ▁remained ▁in ▁operation ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁years . ▁A ▁cour th ouse ▁around ▁Glen ▁Rose ' s ▁town ▁square ▁was ▁completed ▁around ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁but ▁burn ed ▁down ▁a ▁year ▁later . ▁A ▁newly ▁built ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁style ▁cour th ouse ▁was ▁constructed ▁soon ▁after ▁with ▁locally ▁quar ried ▁lim estone . ▁That ▁building ▁sust ained ▁damage ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁torn ado ▁that ▁also ▁dam aged ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁square . ▁▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Through out ▁the ▁period ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁approximately ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁area ' s ▁min eral ▁spr ings ▁attract ed ▁numerous ▁do ctors ▁and ▁self - sty led ▁he al ers ▁to ▁the ▁community . ▁During ▁Pro hib ition , ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁a ▁center ▁of ▁mo ons h ining ▁and ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁" wh is key ▁woods ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁state ." ▁The ▁population ▁remained ▁steady ▁during ▁the ▁Great ▁De pression , ▁although ▁un emp loyment ▁rates ▁in ▁both ▁Glen ▁Rose ▁and ▁Som erv ell ▁County ▁increased . ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁De