The oldest commercial buildings remaining in Waldrons Commercial Historic District date from circa 1876, however development on Main Street began prior to then. In the late 1830s, resident William Featherston operated a tavern where the Ben . . . — — Map (db m262783) HM
Businesses flourished on Main Street after the turn of the century. In 1901 the Bank of Waldron and First National Bank both opened on South Main Street. By 1902 the Kansas City Southern Railroad went through Waldron, making it an important . . . — — Map (db m262791) HM
In 1905, after several previous courthouses had burned down in Waldron, another was commissioned. The new courthouse would also be accompanied by a new jail in 1907. The new jail was to be built of stone unlike its wooden predecessor. J.L. . . . — — Map (db m262762) HM
While Scott County residents were divided on the issue of secession, once Arkansas left the Union, many supported the Confederacy. The first fighting there was a Sept. 11, 1863, skirmish near Waldron where the 14th Kansas lost 1 dead and 2 wounded . . . — — Map (db m200627) HM
