Entries Containing All of the Phrases «independence county» AND «arkansas»

By Linda Hidy, June 22, 2023

Independence County Poor Farm and Burial Ground Marker

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1 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — 31 — Independence County Poor Farm and Burial Ground —

Established in 1855, the Independence County poor farm provided those in need with a place to live, medical care, and the opportunity to grow their own food in the garden patch. These houses were the community’s way of providing care to the poor . . . — — Map (db m226571) HM

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2 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — Col. Morgan Magness —

Col. Magness, 1796-1871, legendary wealthiest man of Independence County before the Civil War, emigrated from Tennessee with his father, Johnathan Magness, a North Carolinian, when Arkansas was a part of Missouri Territory. Col. Magness, a prominent . . . — — Map (db m221205) HM

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3 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Cord — Southwest Trail —

Down this road came the settlers who settled Arkansas and the southwest. What once began as an Indian footpath became a major route of migration for settlers into the Arkansas Territory by 1819. The trail bypassed the swamps of eastern . . . — — Map (db m221061) HM

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4 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — Independence County Office and Library —

This building was constructed in 1904 by the federal government for the U.S. Post Office and the Batesville division of federal court for the Eastern District of Arkansas and was in use by federal agencies until 1974 when a new building was built a . . . — — Map (db m70558) HM

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5 ► Arkansas, Benton County, Bentonville — 52 — The Oaks / Congressman Samuel West Peel —

The Oaks Home of Congressman Samuel W. Peel In 1875, Samuel Peel built a two-story home on the outskirts of Bentonville that he named “The Oaks.” The house is an excellent example of the Italianate style that was popular in the South . . . — — Map (db m276707) HM

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6 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — 14 — Batesville During the Civil War —

Union soldiers occupied Batesville twice during the Civil War. Gen. Samuel Curtis's Army of the Southwest camped near this site in May 1862 while threatening Little Rock. Union troops were impressed with the town's culture and appearance, saying . . . — — Map (db m70557) HM

7 ► Arkansas, Independence County, Batesville — Williams Building —

This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior Williams Building 1887: Built/Richard Williams (formerly Evening Shade) Mercantile; 1898: Barnett . . . — — Map (db m221093) HM

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