Roadside History of Arkansas

Roadside History of Arkansas explores how the Land of Opportunity went from success to tragedy and, finally, to hope restored. The narrative is enhanced by historical photographs and several easy-to-read maps that help visitors and residents understand wh

Foreword

ix

Tom W. Dillard

Acknowledgments

xi

About the Author

xiii

Arkansas Chronology

xiv

Map of Arkansas

xvi

Introduction An Introduction to Arkansas: Its Land and People

1

(9)

The Delta

Map of the Delta

10

(1)

US 65; Louisiana State Line---Little Rock

11

(29)

McGehee

12

(1)

Dumas

13

(1)

Arkansas Post

14

(11)

Pine Bluff

25

(15)

I-40; West Memphis---Little Rock

40

(15)

West Memphis

40

(8)

Forrest City

48

(2)

Brinkley

50

(1)

Carlisle

51

(2)

Lonoke

53

(2)

US 49; Piggott---Helena

55

(22)

Piggott

56

(2)

Paragould

58

(1)

Jonesboro

59

(6)

Helena

65

(12)

US 55; West Memphis---Blytheville

77

(3)

Blytheville

77

(3)

The Coastal Plain

Map of the Coastal Plain

80

(1)

I-30; Little Rock---Texarkana

81

(1)

AR 4, AR 195; Interstate 30---Washington---Fulton

81

(44)

Southwest Trail

81

(2)

Washington

83

(22)

Hope

105

(3)

Fulton

108

(6)

Arkadelphia

114

(5)

Benton

119

(6)

AR 24, AR 387, AR 76; Prescott (Prairie d'Ane)---Camden

125

(1)

US 79, AR 8; Camden---Marks' Mills Monument

125

(1)

AR 8, AR 9, AR 46; Marks' Mills Monument---Jenkins' Ferry Monument

125

(6)

Red River Campaign

125

(6)

US 82, AR 172; Texarkana---Smackover

131

(34)

Texarkana

131

(8)

Magnolia

139

(2)

El Dorado

141

(12)

Smackover

153

(12)

US 167; Junction City---Little Rock

165

(7)

Scarborough's Landing (Champagnolle)

165

(1)

Fordyce

166

(1)

Sheridan

166

(6)

The Arkansas River Valley

Map of the Arkansas River Valley

172

(1)

I-40; Fort Smith---Russellville

173

(36)

Fort Smith

173

(25)

Russellville

198

(11)

I-40; Russellville---Little Rock

209

(57)

Conway

209

(20)

Little Rock

229

(30)

North Little Rock

259

(7)

The Ouachitas

Map of the Ouachitas

266

(1)

US 270; Malvern---Mount Ida

267

(28)

Malvern

267

(6)

Hot Springs

273

(21)

Mount Ida

294

(1)

AR 26; AR 301; Arkadelphia---Crater of Diamonds State Park

295

(13)

Delight

295

(1)

Murfreesboro

296

(1)

Crater of Diamonds

296

(12)

The Ozarks

Map of the Ozarks

308

(1)

US 71, 62; Alma---Eureka Springs

309

(25)

Alma

309

(1)

Fayetteville

309

(9)

Springdale

318

(5)

Bentonville

323

(4)

Rogers

327

(2)

Eureka Springs

329

(5)

US 65; Missouri State Line---Conway

334

(17)

Harrison

334

(8)

Marshall

342

(1)

Clinton

343

(8)

US 67, US 167; Little Rock---Batesville

351

(22)

Cabot

351

(1)

Beebe

352

(2)

Searcy

354

(6)

Bald Knob

360

(2)

Batesville

362

(11)

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