Grant County

B-17 Flying Fortress Explosion of 1943
On March 12, 1943, the nine-man crew of a B-17F Flying Fortress perished after one of the plane’s engines ca...
Barker (Reported Lynching of)
According to stories circulating in state newspapers in July and August 1883, a Grant County man named Barker ...
Belfast (Grant County)
Belfast is an unincorporated community in Dekalb Township in northern Grant County. It is located along Arkans...
D. D. Glover (1868–1952)
aka: David Delano Glover
David Delano “D. D.” Glover served in the Arkansas legislature ...
Grant County
Grant County, located in central Arkansas, is best known for its timber industry. Numerous logging operators a...
Grant County Museum
The Grant County Museum in Sheridan (Grant County) aims to preserve the heritage of the county and to provide ...
Jenkins' Ferry Battleground State Park
Location: Grant County Size: 40 acres Jenkins Ferry Battleground State Park, in Grant County on the Saline Riv...
Engagement at Jenkins' Ferry
The Engagement at Jenkins’ Ferry occurred April 29–30, 1864, when Confederates caught the Federal army ret...
Bob Lancaster (1943–)
Bob Lancaster worked at several publications as a writer and editor for nearly fifty years. His iconoclastic j...
Leola (Grant County)
Formerly known as Sandy Springs, the town of Leola in Grant County was formed early in the twentieth century a...
John Little McClellan (1896–1977)
John Little McClellan served longer in the U.S. Senate than any other Arkansan (1942–1977) and was one of it...
Ed McCollum (Lynching of)
Early in the morning of October 4, 1903, an African American man named Ed McCollum was lynched in Sheridan (Gr...
Missionary Baptist College
In the decade before the Great Depression, Missionary Baptist College opened its doors in Sheridan (Grant Coun...
Justin Cole Moore (1984–)
Justin Moore is a popular country music singer and performer from the small town of Poyen (Grant County). In 2...
Amos Neely (Lynching of)
In mid-August 1898, a twenty-three-year-old African-American man named Amos Neely was lynched near Sheridan (G...
Oak Grove School
The Oak Grove School, located off Highway 270 in Grant County’s Oak Grove community six miles east of Sherid...
Old Folks' Singing
What became known as Old Folks’ Singing started on May 17, 1885, with the dedication of a new Methodist chur...
Poyen (Grant County)
The town of Poyen is located in western Grant County. Home to one of the county’s two high schools, the town...
Prattsville (Grant County)
Prattsville is a city located on State Highway 270 in Grant County, a few miles west of Sheridan (Grant County...
Richard Rhodes (Hanging of)
Few people survive a hanging, but Dr. Richard Rhodes—a plantation owner in Dallas County, living just south ...
Skirmish at Saline Bottom
This skirmish served as a prelude to the Engagement at Jenkins’ Ferry in Grant County and was part of the Ca...
Sheridan (Grant County)
Sheridan, the county seat of rural Grant County, which lies approximately thirty-four miles south of Little Ro...
Jackson Thomas Stephens (1923–2005)
Jackson Thomas Stephens was one of the most successful, high-profile business figures in Arkansas during the t...
Witt Stephens (1907–1991)
aka: Wilton Robert Stephens
Wilton Robert Stephens founded Stephens Inc., which once was the la...
Timberfest
Timberfest is held the first weekend of October every year on the courthouse square in Sheridan (Grant County)...
Tull (Grant County)
Tull is a town in northwestern Grant County. Incorporated in 1966, Tull had already been an established commun...
USS Grant County (LST-1174)
The USS Grant County (LST-1174) was a U.S. Navy tank landing ship constructed in 1956 and named for fifteen U....