The United States Marshals Museum opens in its full grandeur next month in Fort Smith, and the time is ripe for casting a light on the city’s influential past as law enforcement evolved to address a growing nation. Larger-than-life figures…
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There’s no denying that the 1836 Club, perched at the top of the downtown portion of Cantrell Hill, has borne witness to nearly all of central Arkansas’ history following the Civil War. From political skirmishes to the Civil Rights Movement,…
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Digs of the Deal: If Walls Could Talk – The Old and New Bank of Fayetteville
Anchored in Fayetteville’s Historic Square stand two buildings over a century old, edifices which have seen millions of dollars funnel through their walls. The Bank of Fayetteville is located in a building in the city’s square, across the street from…
Digs of the Deal: Historic Woodruff House, Living History in Little Rock Home of the founder and first publisher of the Arkansas Gazette, the Woodruff House is one of the only antebellum homes remaining in the Little Rock area.…
The Digs of the Deal When it comes to law and order, the legend of Judge Isaac Charles Parker — “The Hanging Judge” — put Fort Smith on the map. Parker’s quest for justice was greatly aided by Prosecutor William…
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Fundraising Campaign Kicks Off for Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleAt the end of the American Civil War, a wooden steamboat carrying thousands of individuals, including Union prisoners of war, exploded in the Mississippi River. The explosion, which is estimated to have killed approximately 1,800 individuals according to the American…