Greene County

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Arkansas Methodist Medical Center
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center (AMMC) in Paragould (Greene County) provides healthcare for residents of nor...
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Bertig (Greene County)
The unincorporated community of Bertig, named for Jewish Greene County businessmen Adolph and Saul Bertig, was...
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Adolph Bertig (1853–1926)
Adolph Bertig, a Jewish immigrant, was one of the leading merchants and financiers in northeastern Arkansas an...
"Brewer Game to the Last" newspaper clipping
Nathan Brewer (Execution of)
Nathan Brewer was hanged at Paragould (Greene County) on July 9, 1904, after being convicted of first-degree m...
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Edward Everett Burr (1895–1986)
Best known for designing the Arkansas Centennial half-dollar, Edward Everett Burr was a commercial artist, scu...
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Jeanne Laverne Carmen (1930–2007)
During the 1950s and 1960s, Jeanne Carmen was a pin-up model, a trick shot golfer, and a B-movie actress. Jean...
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Benjamin Crowley (1758–1842)
Benjamin Crowley and his family were among the early settlers of northeastern Arkansas. In 1821, they settled ...
Crowley's Ridge College (CRC)
Crowley’s Ridge College (CRC) in Paragould (Greene County) is a co-educational liberal arts college providin...
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Crowley's Ridge State Park
Crowley’s Ridge State Park in northeast Arkansas is a recreationally oriented park with a rich social and ge...
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Daily Soliphone
The Daily Soliphone was a newspaper at Paragould (Greene County) that was founded in 1893 and existed with var...
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Delaplaine (Greene County)
Delaplaine is a town in the northwestern corner of Greene County. State Highways 34, 90, and 304 intersect in ...
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Iris DeMent (1961–)
Arkansas native Iris DeMent has used her distinctive voice to sing folk, country, bluegrass, and gospel music....
Two men in air force uniforms on an airfield, standing by the nose of an airplane on which is painted "Arkansas 'Blitz'"
Paul Page Douglas Jr. (1919–2002)
Brigadier General Paul Page Douglas, a Paragould (Greene County) native and an air force “ace,” was one of...
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Jimmie Lou Fisher (1941–2022)
Jimmie Lou Fisher, a pioneering female politician, was the state treasurer or state auditor of Arkansas for tw...
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Junius Marion Futrell (1870–1955)
aka: J. Marion Futrell
Junius Marion Futrell, the thirtieth governor and a circuit and cha...
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Greene County
For many years, Greene County’s main attraction, Crowley’s Ridge, was isolated because of swamplands on th...
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Greene County Courthouse (1888)
The 1888 Greene County Courthouse, located at 306 W. Court Street in Paragould (Greene County), is a three-sto...
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Greene County Museum
The Greene County Museum in Paragould (Greene County) opened in 2008. The museum consists of fourteen themed r...
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George T. F. Johnson (1830–1893)
aka: George Taylor
George Taylor F. Johnson received the Medal of Honor for valor whil...
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Lafe (Greene County)
Lafe is a town situated on Crowley’s Ridge in northern Greene County. Much like similar communities on the G...
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Lake Frierson State Park
Lake Frierson State Park provides a variety of recreational activities on the shores of 335-acre Lake Frierson...
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Marmaduke (Greene County)
Marmaduke played a big role in the history of Greene County. A booming lumber, cotton, and railroad town in it...
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Frank "Jelly" Nash (1887–1933)
Frank Nash has been called “the most successful bank robber in U.S. history,” but he is most noted for his...
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Oak Grove Heights (Greene County)
Oak Grove Heights is a second-class city located on State Highway 135 four miles north of Paragould (Greene Co...
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Paragould (Greene County)
Paragould (Greene County), an Arkansas Community of Excellence and a Main Street Community, is situated atop C...
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Paragould Meteorite
Two, possibly three, huge rocks from outer space put the Arkansas town of Paragould (Greene County) into the h...
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Paragould Race Riots
Paragould (Greene County), which incorporated in 1883, experienced a series of incidents of racial violence an...
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Paragould War Memorial
The Paragould War Memorial is a Statue of Liberty replica raised at the Greene County Courthouse in 1924 to ho...
Edward Allen (Ed) Partain (1929–1996)
Edward Allen (Ed) Partain was a U.S. Army officer who fought in the wars in Korea and Vietnam, eventually lead...
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Lee Purcell (1947–)
Emmy Award–nominated actress, producer, writer, and director Lee Purcell has starred in numerous films, tele...
James E. Riddick (1849–1907)
James E. Riddick, the son of a Tennessee farmer, obtained a law degree from the University of Michigan, moved ...
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Stephen L. Samuels (1952–2023)
Stephen L. Samuels, a Paragould (Greene County) native, was a lawyer at the United States Department of Justic...