Boone County

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Alpena (Boone and Carroll Counties)
Alpena is a town located predominately in western Boone County, although the town has, since the 2000 census, ...
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Glen Andrews (1931–)
Glen Daniel Andrews Sr. is considered one of the all-time great professional bass anglers. Bobby Murray, two-t...
"Local Brevities" newspaper clipping
William Arterberry (Lynching of)
William Arterberry, an accused arsonist, was shot to death by a mob at Harrison (Boone County) on October 22, ...
Hubert Carl (Hugh) Ashley (1915–2008)
Hubert Carl (Hugh) Ashley lived a life revolving around country and western music and public service. He wrote...
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Affair at Bailey’s
aka: Affair at Crooked Creek
A brief encounter between a Union scouting party and a band of Conf...
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George Washington Baines (1809–1882)
George W. Baines was a prominent nineteenth-century Southern Baptist minister, teacher, Arkansas politician, a...
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Ella Barham (Murder of)
The 1912 murder of eighteen-year-old Ella Barham in Boone County was one of the most gruesome events to occur ...
Bellefonte (Boone County)
Bellefonte is a town in Boone County on U.S. Highway 62/65 a few miles southeast of Harrison (Boone County). B...
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Bergman (Boone County)
Bergman is a town on State Highway 7 several miles northeast of Harrison (Boone County). Originally a stop on ...
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Boone County
Located in the Ozark Mountain highlands, Boone County has endured struggles from its creation. Political, raci...
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Boone County Courthouse
The Boone County Courthouse in Harrison is a 1909 Georgian Revival–styled red brick building designed by ar...
Stock certificate for the Harrison Municipal Airport Association from October 1944
Boone County Regional Airport
The Boone County Regional Airport is located three miles outside of Harrison (Boone County). The airport is a ...
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Brandon Burlsworth Foundation
The Brandon Burlsworth Foundation (BBF) is a Christian organization that works to support the physical and spi...
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Cavender’s All-Purpose Greek Seasoning
Lester “Spike” Cavender of Harrison (Boone County) created Cavender’s All-Purpose Greek Seasoning with h...
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Skirmish at Crooked Creek
Part of Union efforts in northwestern Arkansas to disrupt Confederate operations, this skirmish was one of sev...
"Boone County" map showing borders roads cities waterways
Diamond City (Boone County)
At a site that once was the northernmost steamboat stop on the White River, Diamond City is now a center for t...
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Dubuque (Boone County)
During the early decades of the nineteenth century, the many rivers that coursed through Arkansas attracted se...
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Everton (Boone County)
Everton is a town in southeastern Boone County on State Highway 206. The town began as a stop on the Missouri ...
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Everton School
The Everton School at Everton (Boone County), located on the corner of Main and Hill streets, was built in 193...
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John Paul Hammerschmidt (1922–2015)
In 1966, John Paul Hammerschmidt, a native of Harrison (Boone County), became the first Republican elected to ...
Group photograph of band members "Harrison Band" with onlookers on ornate porch of wood frame "Park Hotel"
Harrison (Boone County)
Located in the Ozark Mountains of north Arkansas, Harrison is a hub of regional tourism and industry. The town...
"Drive Negroes from Harrison" newspaper clipping
Harrison Race Riots of 1905 and 1909
aka: Charles Stinnett (Execution of)
Though nowhere near as murderous as other race riots across the sta...
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Harrison Railroad Riot
aka: Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad Strike
The Harrison Railroad Riot was an outbreak of anti-union violence i...
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J. Seaborn Holt (1884–1963)
James Seaborn Holt was a lawyer who spent fifty years in private and government practice, the final twenty-thr...
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Jack Wilson Holt Sr. (1903–1998)
Jack Wilson Holt Sr. was an eminent Arkansas politician for two decades in the mid-twentieth century. He was a...
Joseph Frank Holt (1910–1983)
J. Frank Holt was a major figure in Arkansas legal and political circles in the 1950s and 1960s. He served in ...
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Brice Benjamin Hudgins (1854–1923)
Brice Benjamin (B. B.) Hudgins served three terms in the Arkansas House of Representatives, acting as Speaker ...
Andrew Hudspeth (Execution of)
Andrew J. Hudspeth, a white man (named Charles in some accounts), was hanged on December 30, 1892, in Harrison...
Leonidas Kirby (1850–1926)
Leonidas Kirby was the first physician and surgeon in Harrison (Boone County). He was once president of the Ar...
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Mose Kirkendall (Lynching of)
On July 20, 1878, an African American named Mose Kirkendall was hanged in Boone County for allegedly attemptin...
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Lead Hill (Boone County)
As its name indicates, Lead Hill began as a mining town on the upper White River shortly after the end of the ...
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Marine Corps Legacy Museum
The Marine Corps Legacy Museum (MCLM) officially opened on November 10, 2001 (November 10 being the birthday o...