Hot Springs in Garland County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)
Chester Lauck & Norris Goff
Radio and Film
| | Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame | |
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 2024
1. Chester Lauck & Norris Goff Marker
Created Lum n Abner radio show, one of most popular in history Starred in seven motion pictures portraying their kindly, homespun characters Received 1.5 million letters a week at height of popularity Lum n Abner was a staple of American popular culture for 22 years
Mena, Arkansas Inducted 1996
Erected by Hot Springs Arkansas Walk of Fame.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Entertainment.
Location. 34° 30.628′ N, 93° 3.224′ W. Marker is in Hot Springs, Arkansas, in Garland County. It is at the intersection of Spring Street and Central Avenue (State Highway 7), on the right when traveling west on Spring Street. The marker is embedded in the sidewalk on the south side of the Hot Springs City Visitor Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 629 Central Avenue, Hot Springs National Park AR 71901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Arkansas’ Ouachita Mountains. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Edward Durell Stone (here, next to this marker); Jimmy Driftwood (here, next to this marker); Jay Hanna Dizzy Dean & Paul Dee Daffy Dean (here, next to this marker); Bobby Mitchell (here, next to this marker); Dizzy and Daffy Dean
this page online
Also see . . . Lum and Abner (Wikipedia).
Excerpt: was produced from 1931 to 1954. Modeled on life in the small town of Waters, Arkansas, near where Lauck and Goff grew up, the show proved immensely popular. In 1936, Waters changed its name to "Pine Ridge" after the show's fictional town.(Submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)The series was created by co-stars Chester Lauck (who played Columbus "Lum" Edwards) and Norris Goff (Abner Peabody). The two characters performed as a double act, with Lum generally playing the straight man to Abner's attempts to break free from Lum's influence. As co-owners of the Jot 'em Down Store in the fictional town of Pine Ridge, Arkansas, the pair are constantly stumbling upon moneymaking ideas only to find themselves fleeced by nemesis Squire Skimp, before finally finding a way to redeem themselves. Lum and Abner played the hillbilly theme with deceptive cleverness.
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well as inspiring the program and its characters, Pine Ridge, Arkansas is also home to the Lum and Abner Museum. A replica of the Jot 'em Down Store stands adjacent to the Museum. Other rural locations named after the show include Jot Em Down, Texas, Jot-Um-Down, North Carolina, and Pine Ridge, Oklahoma.Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, September 13, 20242. Chester Lauck & Norris Goff MarkerLooking north from Spring Street; it is the 2nd from the right of four markers in this photo. The Hot Springs City Visitor Center is in the background.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 160 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 14, 2025, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
