 The village of Letart, occasionally referred to as Letart Falls, like the village on the opposite side of the river, developed at the mouth of Mud Run, near the rapids that gave both settlements their name.The falls, in turn, are said to have been named after a young man who drowned in the Ohio at an early date.For a number of years, Letart was the site of several boat yards, where flat boats and barges were constructed, earning the village the nickname of "Chiselburg".