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Waldron Commercial Historic District
 
By Cosmos Mariner, September 12, 2024
1830-1899 Marker
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1 ► Arkansas, Scott County, Waldron — 1830-1899 — City of Waldron Commercial Historic District —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 71) just south of East 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south.
The oldest commercial buildings remaining in Waldron’s Commercial Historic District date from circa 1876, however development on Main Street began prior to then. In the late 1830’s, resident William Featherston operated a tavern where the Ben . . . — — Map (db m262783) HM
2 ► Arkansas, Scott County, Waldron — 1900-1960 — City of Waldron Commercial Historic District —
On South Main Street (Business U.S. 71) just south of Danville Road, on the right when traveling south.
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
3 ► Arkansas, Scott County, Waldron — Old Scott County Jail — City of Waldron Commercial Historic District —
On West 2nd Street just east of Huston Street, on the right when traveling east.
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
 
 
  
  
 
 
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