Conway County

Interior of observatory with central telescope and ladder surrounded by walls featuring computers, monitors, clocks, and framed images
Arkansas Sky Observatories
Arkansas Sky Observatories (ASO) is a network of four observatories that conduct studies of near Earth asteroi...
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Daniel Black (1965–)
Daniel Black is a nationally renowned, award-winning novelist. His works are inspired by African American life...
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Blackwell (Conway County)
The Conway County community of Blackwell was organized in 1872 when the area was designated as a railway sta...
"In His Last Hours" newspaper clipping
Alex Brinkley (Execution of)
Alex Brinkley was hanged at Morrilton (Conway County) on October 14, 1898, for the murder of a doctor. He went...
Camp Mitchell
Camp Mitchell is an event and retreat center run by the Episcopal Diocese of Arkansas. It is located on Petit ...
Single-story building with car port, trees, and parking lot
Catholic Point (Conway County)
Catholic Point, which began in 1878 in rural northern Conway County, is a small Italian community associated ...
White men in overalls and little girl in white dress standing in dirt road with stores and trees on both sides
Center Ridge (Conway County)
The history of Center Ridge, an unincorporated community in northeastern Conway County, spans and connects to ...
"The well known very light draught fast running steamboat Cherokee..." newspaper clipping
Cherokee [Steamboat]
The Cherokee was a steamboat that sustained a devastating and deadly boiler explosion at Lewisburg (Conway Cou...
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Cleveland (Conway County)
Cleveland, located in northern Conway County between the East and West forks of Point Remove Creek, was once a...
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College Lodge
Stout’s (or Stouts) Point is at the entrance and eastern end of Petit Jean Mountain, with a view including t...
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Conway County
Conway County was established by an act of the territorial legislature on October 20, 1825, from land taken fr...
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Conway County Courthouse
The Conway County Courthouse in Morrilton (Conway County) was designed in 1929 by Frank W. Gibb in a fusion of...
Multistory house with pink siding and hedge with gate in cotton field
Sheila Holland Cotton (1947–)
Sheila Holland Cotton is an artist noted for her richly painted oils embracing the visual experience of Arkans...
"The Late Colonel Anderson Gordon" newspaper clipping
Anderson Gordon (1820–1893)
Anderson Gordon was a state legislator, Confederate officer, and participant in the Brooks-Baxter War. Anderso...
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Nathan Green Gordon (1916–2008)
Nathan Green Gordon was a naval pilot in World War II, Medal of Honor recipient, and lawyer. He served as lieu...
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T. W. Hardison (1884–1957)
Thomas William Hardison is known as the founder of the Arkansas state park system, though he was also renowned...
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Robert Withers Harper (1833–1863)
Confederate colonel Robert Withers Harper, a prominent lawyer of Little Rock (Pulaski County) and cotton plant...
Three white men in cowboy hats pose with donkey and black woman judge at fair
Marlin Conover Hawkins (1913–1995)
Marlin Conover Hawkins served Conway County as an elected official for thirty-eight years. His ability to deli...
George Raymond Hoelzeman (1963–)
George Raymond Hoelzeman is a liturgical artist who has gained national acclaim for his creation of church fur...
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Wayland Holyfield (1942–2024)
Wayland Holyfield was a prolific country music writer and recording artist who wrote one of Arkansas’s offic...
"These stones memorialize Old Lewisburg first trading post of Conway county" plaque on brick monument
Lewisburg (Conway County)
Lewisburg is a former town in Conway County. It was a vibrant community from 1831 until 1883, when it ceased b...
Scouts from Lewisburg (September 6–12, 1864)
A flurry of Union scouting expeditions set out from Lewisburg (Conway County) between September 6 and 12, 1864...
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Skirmish at Lewisburg
Lewisburg (Conway County), a thriving town in the 1860s, was the site of a significant occupation force of Uni...
"Conway County" map with borders roads cities waterways
Mallettown (Conway County)
aka: Mallet Town
Mallettown (sometimes rendered as Mallet Town) is an unincorporated...
Mary Elizabeth Massey (1915–1974)
Mary Elizabeth Massey was a history professor noted for her early studies of women in the Civil War, years bef...
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Menifee (Conway County)
The town of Menifee has its origins in the 1820s when Dr. Nimrod P. Menifee bought property west of Cadron Cre...
"W.P.A. 1938" engraving on stone wall
Menifee High School Gymnasium
The Menifee High School Gymnasium, located on the northwestern corner of North Park and East Mustang streets i...
"Savage and Mortal Combat" newspaper clipping
Nimrod P. Menifee (1800–1842)
Nimrod P. Menifee (spelled “Menefee” in some records) helped to found and settle Conway County, donating t...
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Moose Addition Neighborhood Historic District
The Moose Addition Neighborhood Historic District was the first residential area of Morrilton (Conway County) ...
James Sayle Moose Jr. (1903–1989)
James Sayle Moose Jr. was an American Foreign Service officer and diplomat. A specialist in the Middle East, h...
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Morrilton (Conway County)
Morrilton, the seat of Conway County, is located on Interstate 40 fifty-four miles northwest of Little Rock (P...
Crowd of white teachers and students positioned on and around steps in front of brick building
Morrilton Male and Female College
In the spring of 1889, the residents of Morrilton (Conway County) put together a fund of $15,000 to build a co...