Apr 01, 2000 almanac of arkansas history arkansas times on. Other county boundry changes occured when line with scott county changed 21 march 1881 and 2 march. Order classroom materials arkansas secretary of state. Eureka springs is 12 miles 19 km to the west on us 62. About northeast arkansas, biographies and historical memoirs this large database is a history of northeastern arkansas and a collection of biographies of persons in that area. To request items, call us, message us, email us or put holds on items from your account online. List of people from fayetteville, arkansas wikipedia. Choose from 500 different sets of vocabulary chapter 1 arkansas history flashcards on quizlet. Via the arkansas river, it is part of the watershed of the mississippi river. A native of northwest arkansas, velda brotherton is an editor and feature writer for the washington county observer. The majority of arkansans with electricity lived in cities and large towns. Box 908, hot springs, ar 719020908 arkansas historical association, 416 old main, university of arkansas, fayetteville, ar 72701. Books about boone county the argenweb project arkansas.
History and folklore of searcy county, arkansas open library. Also a successful freelance writer of both fiction and nonfiction, she has penned articles that have appeared in such publications as womens home journal and country america magazine, and she is the author of a trilogy of historically based novels. Ar chicot county arkansas rp 1890 goodspeed history. History of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford. Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. It has been designated a national wild and scenic river.
The purpose of this article is to refute the errors in. Logan county was established on march 22, 1871 originally named sarber county. An intoxicating history the book, published by arkadia the history press and due out this fall, was written by fayetteville resident and fayetteville flyer contributor brian. Route 62 passes through the center of the city, leading east 30 miles 48 km to harrison and west 46 miles 74 km to rogers.
Early pioneers of carroll county arkansas guide to. The county seat is lonoke and largest city is cabot. American dirt by jeanine cummins extraordinary stephen king learn more. A guide to the state by writers program of the work projects administration in the state of arkansas hastings house, 1941. Bednar, former professor at the university of arkansas.
The arkansas center for the book was established in 2000 and is an affiliate of. There were not then so many churches, schools and school books in proportion to the population as at present. Arkansas genealogy, genealogy southern united states. Stand waties indian regiment were at old fort wayne across the line from maysville. Unfortunately, family tradition often trumps documented factual presentation and genealogical history is altered forever. The saga of arkansas from prehistoric times to present.
Lonoke county was formed on april 16, 1873 from pulaski county and prairie county, and was named as a corruption of lone oak, after a large red oak in the area that had been used by a surveyor to lay out the memphis and little rock railroad. Heritagequest search censuses, genealogy and local history books, periodical source index persi, revolutionary war records, freedmans bank records and lexisnexis us serial set. Classroom presentations arkansas history civics and. Northeast arkansas, biographies and historical memoirs. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. Dedicated regional history and local interest books are designed to shine intimate, uniquely detailed spotlights on arkansas history from a variety of angles. Books about boone county books and other resources for sale at the museum. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Boone county and its people by ralph rea photo copy. These are books that were published by a wide variety of publishers between the 1880s and recent years and are. Arlen jones, a retired veteran of the armed forces and a.
Hailey, proprietor of the carroll progress, of berryville, ark. An arkansas history for young people, fourth edition 9781557288455. From the earliest time to the present, including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records. History of benton, washington, carroll, madison, crawford, franklin, and sebastian counties, arkansas. Bond, educator and former president of louisiana tech university. Indeed, some of the noble old pioneers were a little tough. The many family sketches of more than 500 izard countians their ups and downs, trials, happy times, and painful accounts, as well as. Sources arkansas guide to eureka springs, berryville.
Arkansas history commission, one capitol mall, little rock, ar 72201. Goodspeeds 1894 a reminiscent history of the ozark region. In this issue we bring you the third place contest entry about john turner dixon and his family who migrated from north carolina to saline county, arkansas, shortly before the civil war and endured the 1860s, but with many sacrifices. Source book 9780892210435 by harrell, mary frances and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Clcd clcd is a single sourcesingle search resource for librarians, teachers, parents and students from prek through grade 12 and for children s literature classes at the academic level. Federal population schedules are available for 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 lafayette co. Historic arkansas museum is a historic site museum of arkansas s frontier days. Biographical and historical memoirs of eastern arkansas. First and only collective history of monette high school with 198 photographs including old school building, faculty and classmates, as well as 48 mhs senior composites. Unfortunately, the three articles presented in the book regarding logan family descendants contain a number of errors. Whayne is chair of the history department, university of arkansas. This detailed over 125 pages in all book has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about carroll county, arkansas from its earliest settlement up to 1889.
Bond, educator and former president of louisiana tech university 1. Barney cheatham established an early settlement in izard county called stiffler springs, and he built the first mill on t. Bradley county, arkansas history and biographical sketches. Searcy county, arkansas history and genealogy including. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Early pioneers of carroll county prior to the formation of carroll county in 1833, a number of early american pioneers had already established their homes in the untamed ozark wilderness. Wallace who was the first session judge of the state. There are many types of census records for lafayette county guide you in researching your family tree. The forefront purpose of the izard county historical and genealogical society is to preserve and promote research of arkansas history, its ancestors, and allied families. The society brings this volume to your booksehlf with pleasure and pride. Discover the rich backstories of iconic arkansas towns like. The building is closed to the public, but the library is open. Washington county, arkansas local and regional history books. What lafayette county, ar census records are available.
Pettigrew was a north carolinian by birth, but had lived in georgia, kentucky and missouri. Blunt was encamped on the old pea ridge battlefield, word came that gen douglas h. Hailey removed to arkansas, and settled in white county. Carroll county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. The drainage basin of the mulberry river has an area of 373 square miles 970 km 2 and the annual average mean flow of the river near its mouth is 557 cubic feet per second. Cattle on a thousand hills a history of the cattle industry in arkansas by c. The genealogy collection continued to evolve into one of the best collections in the region, again making collection space needs critical. Some materials, such as genealogical or local history society journals, government documents, and nonprint productions, have been omitted. In 1940, 112,050 people in arkansas had electricity while the population of the state stood at 1. A history of southern missouri and northern arkansas.
Being an account of the early settlements, the civil war, the kuklux, and times of peace the civil war in the west monks, william, bradbury jr, john f. The roberts library is open to anyone interested in researching arkansas history. Five precivil war houses, on their original block, are restored to antebellum appearances, so you can learn about life precivil war in arkansas. Guided tours of the historic houses encounter actors portraying original residents, making it easy to step back in.
County, arkansas its history and its people, paid tribute to my greatgreatgreatgrandfather, col. An arkansas history for young people, fourth edition. Books about boone county the argenweb project arkansas home. An outlanders history of carroll county, arkansas, 18301983 lair, jim walsworth publishing company, 1983 a pictorial history of carroll county, arkansas turner publishing company, 2003 arkansas carroll county biographies, 1889 york, courtney house of york, 1971. Books written by authors from or living in arkansas score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Biographical and historical memoirs of eastern arkansas, comprising a condensed history of the state, a number of biographies of distinguished citizens of the same, a brief descriptive history of each of the counties by goodspeed publishing co. Boogie2988, famous youtuber and also 2016 game award winner voted as trending gamer of 2016. The story of the recent explosion of the brewing industry in arkansas, as well as the stories of a few preprohibition breweries that gave it a go decades ago, are all told in a new book titled arkansas beer.
The battle of maysville arkansas historical markers on. Schools, churches, railroads, press, 1860 census, first. Arkansas center for the book arkansas state library arkansas. One of the first enterprises was the establishing of whisky distilleries, and in those good old days, when the intoxicating fluid was cheap, and free from government.
It wont be long before you know every bit as much if not more than an arkansas native. Local history books on arkansas arcadia publishing. Center for arkansas history and culture university of arkansas at. A history of the shepherd family and early settlers of frog bayou, crawford county, arkansas by bunton, david travillion isbn. To return items, place them in our outside drop box. The mulberry river is a 70milelong 110 km tributary of the arkansas river in northwestern arkansas in the united states. Berryville was founded by local settler blackburn henderson berry in 1850. In 1971, arkansas and oklahoma joined in the arkansas river navigation system, a project that developed the arkansas river basin to provide water transportation to the mississippi. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The encyclopedia of arkansas history and culture electronic edition, continuously updated multimedia at the encylopedia of arkansas history and culture, by butler center for arkansas studies illustrated html at. Land, labor and federal favor in twentieth century arkansas 1996, university press of virginia, and arkansas biography, with nancy a. The drainage basin of the mulberry river has an area of 373 square miles 970 km 2 and the annual average mean flow of the. Benton county, arkansas biographical and historical memoirs goodspeed 261 pages, 8. The rural areas of the state had no electricity and most had no indoor water.
The complete 1889 history of carroll county, arkansas by the goodspeed publishing co. Students and teachers can check on similar books by other. In the early 1990s, the arkansas based walmart merchandise chain, founded by arkansan sam walton in 1962 as a smalltown discount store, became the largest retailer. In an effort to be inclusive, arkansas history has been broadly defined in the compilation of this bibliography. The history and families of izard county, arkansas. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. This title includes the history and genealogy for a total of twelve different arkansas counties and sixteen different missouri counties in the ozark region. It covers the time from the arrival of european explorers to about 1885. History study center history study center is an online resource providing a vast collection of digitised primary and secondary sources for the study of history. Dec 05, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. From the latter state he came to arkansas in 1825, and after a residence of five years in hempstead county removed to washington county.
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