The Everton School at Everton (Boone County), located on the corner of Main and Hill streets, was built in 1939 with assistance from the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a Depression-era federal …
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From the Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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5/17/22
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The Little Buffalo River Bridge is a concrete T-beam bridge located on Arkansas Highway 327 at its crossing of the Little Buffalo River about 1.5 miles northwest of Parthenon (Newton County). It was …
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From the Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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5/3/22
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Spurred by the closing of the frontier thousands of middle class urbanites left the city to find moral rejuvenation through rural life and work. Many of these original back-to-the-landers found their …
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Excerpts from the Arkansas Historical Quarterly
https://uca.edu/archives/files/2012/03/AHQ-11-BB.pdf
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4/26/22
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A native of Fayetteville (Washington County), Charles Morrow Wilson was a nationally known freelance author. While the majority of his many books and magazine articles were on international trade, …
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From the Encyclopedia of Arkansas
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4/19/22
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December 14th 1842, Governor Archibald Yell approved the act of the legislature, creating Newton County. Up to this time it had been part of Carroll. The act said that the temporary seat of …
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By TOINETTE MADISON Director, Newton County Chamber of Commerce
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4/12/22
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