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August 26, 1971

In Jacksonville (Pulaski County), Pathfinder, Inc., was incorporated and licensed by the Arkansas Mental Retardation Developmental Disabilities Services. It has become a statewide program with twenty-eight locations around the state, employing 500 people in the Jacksonville area and 900 statewide. Pathfinder provides services to adults and pre-school children with developmental disabilities.

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Sophia Sawyer

Sophia Sawyer, an 1823 graduate of Emerson’s female seminary in Massachusetts, pursued a teaching career as a missionary to the Cherokee in Georgia. She moved to Arkansas with a Georgia Cherokee group and settled in Fayetteville (Washington County) in 1839. Shortly after her arrival there, she founded a school known as the Fayetteville Female Seminary. The school, which enrolled both Native Americans and whites, was officially incorporated in 1859, five years after her death, and remained in operation until it was burned after the 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove.

 

Sophia Sawyer, an 1823 graduate of Emerson’s female seminary in Massachusetts, pursued a teaching career as a missionary to the Cherokee in Georgia. She moved to Arkansas with a Georgia Cherokee group and settled in Fayetteville (Washington County) in 1839. Shortly after her arrival there, she founded a school known as the Fayetteville Female Seminary. The school, which enrolled both Native Americans and whites, was officially incorporated in 1859, five years after her death, and remained in operation until it was burned after the 1862 Battle of Prairie Grove.

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The CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas is a free, authoritative source of information about the rich history, geography, and culture of Arkansas. It is updated regularly to ensure the people of Arkansas have an accurate and accessible resource to explore our heritage. We invite you to browse our text entries and media galleries to learn more about the people, places, events, legends, and lore of the 25th state. We are continually adding new entries, photographs, maps, videos, quizzes, lesson plans, and more, so check back frequently to see what’s new.

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