Crawford County

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Two story brick building "Alma Drug Co." with onlookers, horse and carriage, faded "Ringling Bros" wall print
Alma (Crawford County)
Alma has been Crawford County’s second-largest town since the town’s establishment around 1872. It became ...
Text "Arkansas Intelligencer" above quote "Let Every Freeman Speak His Thoughts" short passage of poetry titled "To Mary" in column to left the rest of page covered in text describing local events including communication with Native Americans and school elections as well as some national news involving military conflict medicine and agriculture
Arkansas Intelligencer
The Arkansas Intelligencer, published in Van Buren (Crawford County), was an important antebellum newspaper in...
white man dressed as cowboy blowing into long, tubular musical instrument
Bazooka [Musical Instrument]
Although today it is more commonly applied to the anti-tank weapon widely used during World War II, or to a pr...
"Execution of Willis Beard" newspaper clipping
Willis Beard (Execution of)
Willis Beard was hanged on May 29, 1857, at Van Buren (Crawford County) for killing a man in the Indian Territ...
Young white man holding a young white woman posing with car
Bonnie and Clyde
aka: Barrow Brothers
aka: Barrow Gang
Arkansas was frequented by Bonnie Parker, Clyde Chesnut Barrow, and...
"A Soldier of Fortune" newspaper clipping
Thomas Meade Bowen (1835–1906)
Thomas Meade Bowen was a Civil War officer for the Union, president of the 1868 Arkansas Constitutional Conven...
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Bob Burns (1890–1956)
aka: Robin Burn
Bob Burns was a well-known national radio and film personality duri...
Single-story barracks with cars in parking lot
Camp Jesse Turner
Camp Jesse Turner, located on Pickett Hill on the east side of Van Buren (Crawford County), was a small, speci...
street signs marking the intersection of Catcher and McClure roads in front of house
Catcher Race Riot of 1923
The December 28, 1923, assault and murder of a white woman in the Catcher community in Crawford County quickly...
"Crawford County" map with borders roads cities waterways national forest
Cedarville (Crawford County)
Cedarville (Crawford County) is in northwestern Arkansas, five and a half miles east of the Oklahoma border an...
Steel arch truss bridge over nearly dry creek bed
Chester (Crawford County)
Surrounded by some of the higher peaks of the Ozark Mountains and by the Ozark National Forest, Chester is a t...
Black woman smiling looking off holding book titled "Down South"
Mayme Agnew Clayton (1923–2006)
A librarian, historian, and prolific collector of African American materials, Mayme Agnew Clayton spent much o...
Two story brick building "Alma Drug Co." with onlookers, horse and carriage, faded "Ringling Bros" wall print
Crawford County
Crawford County is situated in northwest Arkansas in the Ozark Mountains. The Boston Mountains on the north an...
"Frank and Dennis were hung yesterday at two o'clock" Newspaper clipping
Crawford County Executions of 1843
Two enslaved African American men named Frank and Dennis were hanged at Van Buren (Crawford County) on Decembe...
Retro storefront with benches order window and signs "breakfast all-day" "Mulberry's finest burger"
Dairy Dip Diner (Mulberry)
Located in Mulberry (Crawford County) just off Interstate 40 is the Dairy Dip Diner, locally owned and operate...
Headline "Sentenced to be Hung"
Robert Davis (Execution of)
Robert Davis was hanged at Van Buren (Crawford County) on January 18, 1861, for the murders of a father and so...
Ivan Denton (1927–2013)
Ivan Denton, a pioneering Ozark woodcarver specializing in wildlife and Western scenes, was one of the most pr...
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James Anthony Dibrell Jr. (1846–1904)
James Anthony Dibrell Jr. was a founder of the University of Arkansas Medical Department (now the University o...
Single-story white house with covered porch with columns and driveway and bare trees in front
Drennen-Scott Historic Site
The Drennen-Scott Historic Site is the former home of pioneer John Drennen (1801–1855) and his descendants, ...
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John Drennen (1801–1855)
John Drennen was a prominent businessman who is called the father of Van Buren (Crawford County). The home he ...
"Crawford County" map with borders roads cities waterways national forest
Dyer (Crawford County)
Dyer is a second-class city in Crawford County. It lies on Highway 64 west of Mulberry (Crawford County) and e...
Older white woman with short hair in fancy beaded dress
Clara Bertha Eno (1854–1951)
Clara Bertha Eno has been called Arkansas’s first lady of history. She devoted her life to researching and r...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Fairview Cemetery—Confederate Section
The Confederate Section of Fairview Cemetery, near the junction of 10th and McKibben streets in Van Buren (Cra...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Frog Bayou Expedition
As Federal forces consolidated power in northwestern Arkansas, efforts were made to find and destroy any remai...
Mary Beth Caldwell Green (1957–)
Mary Beth Green was a state representative from Van Buren (Crawford County) in the 82nd, 83rd, and 84th Arkans...
Headline "The Execution of Jerdon Grinder for Killing Robert Monroe. Makes a confession implicating Ellen Anthony"
Jerdon Grinder (Execution of)
Jerdon Grinder was hanged at Van Buren (Crawford County) on February 3, 1871, for a murder he would claim was ...
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Thomas J. Hagerty (1862–?)
Thomas J. Hagerty was a Roman Catholic priest and social activist. He was originally involved in the Socialist...
Charles Augustus (C. A.) Harper (1818–1884)
Charles A. Harper, originally from New England, spent a nomadic career soldiering, practicing law, and in busi...
Book cover featuring two baseball players
Skip Hays (1947–2025)
aka: Donald Slaven Hays
Arkansas author Donald Slaven “Skip” Hays published novels and ...
"Helton Hanged" newspaper clipping
Kit Helton (Execution of)
Kit Helton was hanged on March 7, 1902, for murdering his wife—the first of three executions conducted at Va...
Jim DuPree v. Alma School District No. 30
Jim DuPree et al. v. Alma School District No. 30 et al. was a lawsuit that triggered twenty-five years of liti...
"Crawford County" map with borders roads cities waterways national forest
Kibler (Crawford County)
East of Van Buren (Crawford County) and south of Alma (Crawford County), the city of Kibler is about halfway b...