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Date added: July 13, 2017
Located in downtown Springdale, the Beely-Johnson Post 139 American Legion Hut was built in 1934 by American Legion members and local citizens. A kitchen was added to the building’s interior in 1937 by the Legion Auxiliary. The one-story building is… read more
Date added: July 13, 2017
“The Lee Bunch Post #22 was formed in Clarksville in February 1919 when fifteen veterans applied to form a Johnson County post. It was named for Bunch, a resident of Batson who was the first Johnson Countian to die in… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017
The Little Rock Girl Scout Council was chartered in 1928. With the leadership of Sue Worthen Ogden, a national GS Inc. board member, “After months of looking at prospective sites in the Ouachita National Forest, Ogden contacted Forest Supervisor A…. read more
Date added: July 11, 2017
Rising 1,350 feet, Mount Nebo offers sweeping views of the Arkansas River Valley. In 1933, a portion of the mountain was chosen as a park site. Native stone and logs from Mount Nebo were used by the Civilian Conservation Corps… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017
The Buffalo Point Campground is the largest NPS campground on the Buffalo National River. It was originally an Arkansas State Park before being assumed by the National Park Service. The historically significant park and cabins were built by the Civilian… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017
Shady Lake is a popular 25-acre recreational impoundment in the Ouachita National Forest served by an accompanying U.S. Forest Service recreation area. The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was involved in construction of a bathhouse (1936), dam and picnic pavilion (1938),… read more
Date added: July 11, 2017
The Tall Peak Fire Tower is located southeast of Mena on Forest Service Road No. 38A in Polk County in Ouachita National Forest. The tower is a two story, field stone and wood structure built on a continuous stone foundation…. read more
Date added: July 11, 2017
Located next to a small scenic stream in a remote mountain setting of the Ouachita National Forest, the Bard Springs Recreation Area offers five Adirondack-type shelters for picnicking. A very small dam on the stream creates a pool of water… read more
Date added: June 30, 2017
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was involved in fixing up the Lake Village County Courthouse, likely repairing the damage from a bad Mississippi River flood in 1927 that had caused massive damage to Arkansas. The original courthouse was constructed in… read more
Date added: June 30, 2017
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) was involved in minor repairs and upgrading of the White County courthouse in Searcy. The present White County Courthouse, completed in 1871 and remodeled in 1912, is the oldest Arkansas courthouse still being used for… read more
Date added: June 13, 2017
A bridge carrying Gulf Mountain Road over a tributary of Joneed Creek, in Scotland, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940. Some sources state that the bridge has since been demolished.
Date added: June 13, 2017
The bridge carrying Arkansas 377 over a tributary of Gourd Creek, 14 miles by road west of Marshall, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.
Date added: June 13, 2017
The bridge carrying Arkansas 282 over a tributary of Frog Bayou, southwest of Rudy, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.
Date added: June 13, 2017
The bridge carrying Arkansas 164 over Horsehead Creek, twelve miles northwest of Clarksville, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.
Date added: June 13, 2017
The bridge carrying Arkansas State Highway 74 over Granny Creek, ten miles west of Marshall, Arkansas, was constructed by the Work Projects Administration (W.P.A.) in 1940.