Johnny Cash (1932–2003)
aka: J. R. Cash
Johnny Cash was a world-renowned singer/songwriter of country music...
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Cleveland County
Cleveland County
Cleveland County was created on April 17, 1873 as Dorsey County, named after Republican congressman Stephen Do...
Cleveland County Courthouse
The Cleveland County Courthouse in Rison was designed by Theodore M. Sanders and constructed in 1911. It inco...
Cleveland County Herald
In 1888, George H. Tisdale started the Cleveland County Herald at Rison (Cleveland County). It was a Democrati...
Draughon (Cleveland County)
Draughon was an unincorporated town located two miles northeast of Kingsland in central Cleveland County, on t...
Bart Frederick (Lynchings Related to the Murder of)
On January 7, 1898, in Little Bay (Calhoun County), African-American men Charley Wheelright (or Wheelwright) a...
Jeff Gardner (Lynching of)
On April 18, 1896, a twenty-one-year-old African-American man named Jeff (sometimes called Jefferson) Gardner ...
Kingsland (Cleveland County)
Birthplace of musical legend Johnny Cash and of famed football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, the city of Kings...
Marks' Mills Battleground State Park
Location: Cleveland County Size: 6.2 acres Marks’ Mills Battleground State Park, in Cleveland County on ...
Action at Marks' Mills
The Action at Marks’ Mills took place on April 25, 1864, when Confederate troops ambushed a Union supply tra...
Mount Elba (Cleveland County)
Mount Elba, located on the Saline River in present-day Cleveland County, was established in the 1830s and beca...
Action at Mount Elba
The Action at Mount Elba was fought March 30, 1864, as Confederate cavalrymen attacked Union soldiers guarding...
New Edinburg (Cleveland County)
Located on Highway 8 between Warren (Bradley County) and Fordyce (Dallas County) is the town of New Edinburg....
New Edinburg Commercial Historic District
The New Edinburg Commercial Historic District includes a number of former stores and other businesses located ...
Old U.S. 79 Kingsland Segment
Constructed in 1916, Old U.S. 79, Kingsland Segment, is a historic road located in Kingsland (Cleveland County...
Jimmy Dale "Red" Parker (1931–2016)
Jimmy “Red” Parker was a football coach at the high school and college levels who was inducted into the Ar...
Tom Parker (Reported Lynching of)
On October 14, 1897, an African American man named Tom Parker was reportedly lynched in Cleveland County for p...
Phoenix Hotel
The Phoenix Hotel was located in Rison (Cleveland County). The two-story red-brick building was located on Mai...
Sallie Irene Robinson-Stanfield Riley (1873–1933)
The earliest recorded Arkansas woman to use a hyphenated name after her marriage, Sallie Irene Robinson-Stanfi...
Rison (Cleveland County)
The Texas and St. Louis Railroad gave rise to Rison. The county seat of Dorsey (later Cleveland) County was or...
Rison Cities Service Station
The Rison Cities Service Station is located at the corner of Main and Magnolia streets in Rison (Cleveland Cou...
Rison Texaco Service Station
The Rison Texaco Service Station is an Art Deco–style former gas station located in Rison (Cleveland County)...
Monroe Schwarzlose (1902–1990)
Monroe Schwarzlose was an Arkansas farmer and politician who was a perennial candidate for governor during the...
Walter Roy Sturgis (1901–1976)
Walter Roy Sturgis was a self-made multi-millionaire from southern Arkansas whose fortune continues to benefit...
Toledo (Cleveland County)
The small farming community of Toledo is located on State Highway 35, approximately three miles southeast of R...
Wesley Chapel
Wesley Chapel is a historic church located near Woodlawn (Cleveland County). Constructed in 1872, the single-s...
Skirmish at White Oak Creek (April 14, 1864)
The Skirmish at White Oak Creek occurred on the evening of April 14, 1864, the day before Union forces seized ...
Bill Wiley (Lynching of)
In late August 1897, an African American man was lynched in Cleveland County for allegedly killing one man and...
