Arkansas Sky Observatories (ASO) is a network of four observatories that conduct studies of near Earth asteroi...

Daniel Black is a nationally renowned, award-winning novelist. His works are inspired by African American life...

The Conway County community of Blackwell was organized in 1872 when the area was designated as a railway sta...

Alex Brinkley was hanged at Morrilton (Conway County) on October 14, 1898, for the murder of a doctor. He went...

Catholic Point, which began in 1878 in rural northern Conway County, is a small Italian community associated ...

The history of Center Ridge, an unincorporated community in northeastern Conway County, spans and connects to ...

The Cherokee was a steamboat that sustained a devastating and deadly boiler explosion at Lewisburg (Conway Cou...

Cleveland, located in northern Conway County between the East and West forks of Point Remove Creek, was once a...

Conway County was established by an act of the territorial legislature on October 20, 1825, from land taken fr...

The Conway County Courthouse in Morrilton (Conway County) was designed in 1929 by Frank W. Gibb in a fusion of...

Sheila Holland Cotton is an artist noted for her richly painted oils embracing the visual experience of Arkans...

Anderson Gordon was a state legislator, Confederate officer, and participant in the Brooks-Baxter War. Anderso...

Nathan Green Gordon was a naval pilot in World War II, Medal of Honor recipient, and lawyer. He served as lieu...

Thomas William Hardison is known as the founder of the Arkansas state park system, though he was also renowned...

Marlin Conover Hawkins served Conway County as an elected official for thirty-eight years. His ability to deli...

George Raymond Hoelzeman is a liturgical artist who has gained national acclaim for his creation of church fur...

Wayland Holyfield was a prolific country music writer and recording artist who wrote one of Arkansas’s offic...

Lewisburg is a former town in Conway County. It was a vibrant community from 1831 until 1883, when it ceased b...

A flurry of Union scouting expeditions set out from Lewisburg (Conway County) between September 6 and 12, 1864...

Lewisburg (Conway County), a thriving town in the 1860s, was the site of a significant occupation force of Uni...

Mary Elizabeth Massey was a history professor noted for her early studies of women in the Civil War, years bef...

The town of Menifee has its origins in the 1820s when Dr. Nimrod P. Menifee bought property west of Cadron Cre...

The Menifee High School Gymnasium, located on the northwestern corner of North Park and East Mustang streets i...

Nimrod P. Menifee (spelled “Menefee” in some records) helped to found and settle Conway County, donating t...

The Moose Addition Neighborhood Historic District was the first residential area of Morrilton (Conway County) ...

James Sayle Moose Jr. was an American Foreign Service officer and diplomat. A specialist in the Middle East, h...

Morrilton, the seat of Conway County, is located on Interstate 40 fifty-four miles northwest of Little Rock (P...

In the spring of 1889, the residents of Morrilton (Conway County) put together a fund of $15,000 to build a co...

The 1936 Morrilton Post Office at 117 North Division Street in Morrilton (Conway County) is a one-story, brick...

Morrilton School District No. 32 et al. v. United States of America was a school desegregation case that began...

The Museum of Automobiles is located atop Petit Jean Mountain in Conway County. This museum is primarily dedic...

Arkansas native Amina Claudine Myers is a noted pianist, singer, educator, recording artist, and composer who ...