Ouachita county, located in southcentral arkansas, was created in 1842 and takes its name from the ouachita river. The online version of the encyclopedia is the first component of the project. We help people distribute information and art spanning a wide range of subject matter while providing a safe, friendly. In 1940, 112,050 people in arkansas had electricity while the population of the state stood at 1. Adularia from hamilton hill mine, jessieville, garland co. A quartz mine located about 3 miles ne of jessieville. Yellville is named after archibald yell, who was the first member of the united states house of representatives from arkansas and the second governor of arkansas. Send flowers opens send flowers url in a new window. Arkansas history 1st semester pacing guide the rogers school district is committed to providing an environment of educational excellence where all belong, all learn, and all succeed. Jessieville, arkansass history, trivia, facts and more. Jessieville is located near hot springs village and is around 15 miles from hot springs.
The lawrence county historical society of arkansas is a nonprofit organization devoted to the preservation of the history of lawrence county, arkansas. A guide to the state by writers program of the work projects administration in the state of arkansas hastings house, 1941. Arkansas teachers speak out on proposed zinn book ban zinn. History of wirth, arkansas by budd alveshire paperback lulu. Olive bradberry ritter, who wanted to keep the information for her children and her brothers children and to share it with the mississippi county historical society. Order classroom materials arkansas secretary of state. History arkansas environmental education association. Apr 01, 2000 almanac of arkansas history arkansas times on. Other usa symbols, geography and history lessons learn about all 50 states their capitals, symbols, facts, abbreviations, state flowers, state birds, state nicknames, state quarters and maps. Early days in drew and lincoln counties, ar, are recalled in this brand new 82page spiral bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from the 1890 book, goodspeeds biographical and historical memoirs of southern arkansas, and a product of the wpa, arkansas. A history of southern missouri and northern arkansas. Welcome to the heart of jessieville city data where you can quickly find the key jessieville detailed data and census information you need.
Blunt was encamped on the old pea ridge battlefield, word came that gen douglas h. In 1995 robert mcafee of hackett, arkansas and the board of peaceable kingdom inc. 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. This history covers the time period up to the time of goodspeeds publication in the mid1880s. He was killed at the battle of buena vista during the mexicanamerican war. Arkansas teachers speak out on proposed zinn book ban. Biographical and historical memoirs of southern arkansas. Local history books on arkansas arcadia publishing. General assembly creating the arkansas history commission.
Discover the most important events in arkansas history, and its culture and the communities throughout time. Otto bradberry of the lost cane community in north mississippi county gave this brief history of dell, arkansas, during the years of 19021911, to her daughter, mrs. Many tribes used arkansas as their hunting lands but the main tribe was the quapaw, who settled in the arkansas delta upon moving south from illinois. Childrens books can be used to teach history and geography lessons about arkansas. For instance, the washington county historical society recently produced an annotated bibliography on black settlers of washington county, arkansas, to help researchers who want.
Books about boone county the argenweb project arkansas. The historical society itself conducts research into the history of washington county. Significant arkansas history throughout the eighteenth century is fairly brief. The history of arkansas began millennia ago when humans first crossed into north america.
Home education classroom presentations ordering information. An arkansas history for young people, fourth edition 9781557288455. The towns original name is preserved in the shawnee town branch, a local creek. Highway 7 runs through the community, and highway 298 is also inside the town. The town has one school campus, which contains an elementary school, a middle school and a high school. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on our history or trivia pages and discussions. In this book, you will see how life evolved from the early days of the county to the present, meeting the people, families and communities that have played a major role in the development of lawrence county. Early french explorers gave the territory its name, a corruption of akansea, which is a phonetic spelling of the illinois word for the quapaw. List of books and articles about arkansas history online. Arkansas was part of the land acquired in the louisiana purchase.
Yellville is located in the ozark mountains along the banks of crooked creek, and neighbors the small town of summit to the north. Jessieville, arkansas s history, trivia, facts and more. Once again, the state of arkansas has adopted an arkansas history for young people as an official textbook for juniorhighschool arkansas history classes. Arkansas history unit 1 intranet rogers school district. Being an account of the early settlements, the civil war. This third edition incorporates the fruits of new research and of extensive consultations with teachers, curriculum supervisors, and students. The book is a detailed history of the minuteman intercontinental ballistic missile. History of wirth, arkansas by budd alveshire paperback. Cattle on a thousand hills a history of the cattle industry in arkansas by c. The rural areas of the state had no electricity and most had no indoor water.
An arkansas history for young people, fourth edition. They began efforts to establish the arkansas environmental education association. Ouachita county, arkansas biographical and historical. The symposium is cosponsored by the arkansas state archives. Federal population schedules are available for 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 free index, 1890 fragment, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930 and 1940 yell co. Below you will find a thematic book list for a study on arkansas. The ghost of gobblers knob and other tales of the hill country, by. Arkansas post was abandoned after an intense scheme to take over the mississippi valley backfired. Jessieville is an unincorporated community located in garland county, arkansas, united states.
Yellville is a city and county seat in marion county, arkansas, united states. They are the producers of arkansas postcard past, a daily feature since 1986, appearing first in the arkansas gazette and since 1991, in the arkansas democratgazette. Cowley county history bibliography kansas historical society. Ouachita county, arkansas biographical and historical memoirs. Ragsdale book award in arkansas history annually for the best booklength historical study nonfiction of any aspect of arkansas history. County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. The online version of the encyclopedia will be maintained and updated in perpetuity by the staff of the butler center.
Whether you want to know about jessieville s history, census information, data or when the library is open, these key links make it easy to get around jessieville virtually. Engel1952 engel 1952 quartz crystal deposits of western arkansas usgs bulletin 973e. Center for arkansas history and culture university of arkansas at. These books may be found at your local public or school library. Photo gallery lawrence county historical society arkansas. American dirt by jeanine cummins extraordinary stephen king learn more. The books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds.
Hiking and other outdoor recreation opportunities can also be found in the area. Visitors may access books, manuscripts, microfilm, and online databases in. Classroom presentations arkansas history civics and. Forty years later both arkansas and the louisiana territory was surrendered by france, yet french soldiers stay on at the arkansas post, the capital of the region. Early days in drew and lincoln counties, ar, are recalled in this brand new 82page spiral bound booklet, comprised of excerpts from the 1890 book, goodspeeds biographical and historical memoirs of southern arkansas, and a product of the wpa. It is located next to hot springs village and north of hot springs. A2z computing services and make no warranties as to the accuracy of any information posted on. The roberts library is open to anyone interested in researching arkansas history. 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. Boone county and its people by ralph rea photo copy.
Land, labor and federal favor in twentieth century arkansas 1996, university press of virginia, and arkansas biography, with nancy a. Since 2002, the arkansas historical association has presented the j. Arlen jones, a retired veteran of the armed forces and a. No matter whether youre a resident looking to learn more about your home state or a firsttimer curious about history, these books are sure to.
Arkansas history commission, one capitol mall, little rock, ar 72201. There are many types of census records for yell county guide you in researching your family tree. 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. 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. Highway 7 runs through town and attractions in the community include ron coleman mining, which has a quartz crystal mine you can dig at, an rv park, and a zipline, and also jim coleman crystal mines and rock shop. Yellville existed well before arkansas became a state, though originally known as shawneetown. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. History on the southwest trail by mary medearis, a country year. Lawrence county residents, natives, and their ancestors are a vital piece in the puzzle of arkansas history. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Read about the bill and more teacher comments here. The battle of maysville arkansas historical markers on. Other usa symbols, geography and history lessons learn about all 50 states their capitals, symbols, facts, abbreviations, state flowers. Our member, retail, and fundraising organization supports and promotes kansas history through the kansas historical society, a state agency.
Maysville township leave a comment benton county by dennis partridge the village of maysville, one of the oldest in the county, is situated on the arkansas state and indian territory line, twentyone miles west and one and ahalf miles north of bentonville. The black history commission of arkansas is pleased to present african american soldiers in wartime, a free, oneday symposium about the history of african americans serving in u. The majority of arkansans with electricity lived in cities and large towns. Kansas historical foundation honor educate inspire. From our membership agreement lulu is a place where people of all ages, backgrounds, experience, and professions can publish, sell, or buy creative content such as novels, memoirs, poetry, cookbooks, technical manuals, articles, photography books, childrens books, calendars, and a host of other content that defies easy categorization. Stand waties indian regiment were at old fort wayne across the line from maysville. Ray and steven hanley are the authors of a number of books on the history of arkansas, including seven arcadia titles. Hot springs, arkansas local and regional history books. Arkansas changed its nickname from land of opportunity to the natural state in 1995 to promote tourism. Whayne is chair of the history department, university of 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. Box 908, hot springs, ar 719020908 arkansas historical association, 416 old main, university of arkansas, fayetteville, ar 72701.