Near this spot in 1837 Robert Messer built the first house in Center Point. A few years later John Russey opened the first store. Center Point acquired its name and post office in 1848, and became an incorporated town in 1859.
Held by the . . . — — Map (db m121163) HM
At least four Confederate companies were recruited in what is now Howard County, including three serving in the 19th Arkansas Infantry, which trained near Center Point. The 19th Arkansas was part of the garrison at Arkansas Post when it was . . . — — Map (db m121146) HM
Howard County was created on
April 17, 1873, from parts of
Hempstead, Pike, Polk, and
Sevier counties. The first
county seat was Centre Point.
After the completion of a
railroad to Nashville in
1885, the city grew rapidly.
In 1905 after a . . . — — Map (db m274166) HM
Isaac C. Perkins was the founder of the city
of Nashville and the Mine Creek Baptist
Church which later became the First Baptist
Church of Nashville. He was the first
president of the Arkansas Baptist
Convention (1848). He spent most of . . . — — Map (db m274163) HM
