February 10, 1883

Jonesboro was incorporated as the county seat of Craighead County, twenty-four years after its charter of incorporation set forth a mayoral form of government. Voters approved the town’s official incorporation only after the railroads connected to the town. Jonesboro is the largest community in northeast Arkansas and the fifth largest in the state.

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