The War in Van Buren County
Most of the violence that took place in Van Buren Co. during the Civil War was caused by irregular troops. Southern units were called bushwhackers; northern guerrillas were termed jayhawkers. Both sides often . . . — — Map (db m141577) HM
The first court house in Van Buren County was erected at Bloomington, on Little River, about eight miles below the present town of Clinton the county seat remained at Bloomington until 1844, when it was moved to Clinton. The county was named for . . . — — Map (db m141601) HM
Near this site on September 18-19, 1980, an accidental explosion destroyed Missile Complex 374-7, which housed an Air Force Titan II intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). At 103 feet tall and with a 9-megaton nuclear warhead, the Titan II was . . . — — Map (db m311547) HM
The Hinkle cabin was built in 1873 by John Weaver and Lucy Kenner Hinkle, who homesteaded the surrounding 154 acres. They married in 1859 in Blount County, Alabama, where seven children were born: William, Louisa Ann (“Eliza”), Mary Jane, Frances . . . — — Map (db m286892) HM
