Johnson County

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Samuel Adams (1805–1850)
Samuel Adams served as acting governor of Arkansas from April 29, 1844, to November 9, 1844. As president of t...
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Thomas Boles (1837–1905)
Thomas Boles was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented the Third District o...
"Changing the wheel constitution the trick" newspaper clipping
Brothers of Freedom
One of several farmers’ organizations formed in Arkansas during the early 1880s, the Brothers of Freedom ori...
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Skirmish at Buffalo Mountains
In the autumn of 1863, Colonel Joseph O. Shelby launched a raid from Arkansas into his home state of Missouri....
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Bunch-Walton Post 22 American Legion Hut
The Bunch-Walton Post 22 American Legion Hut in Clarksville (Johnson County), a two-story, native-stone struct...
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William Lee Cazort (1887–1969)
William Lee Cazort was a familiar figure in Arkansas politics throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He served severa...
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Cedar Grove Cemetery (Johnson County)
aka: Mason Cemetery
aka: Darnell Cemetery
The Cedar Grove Cemetery near Clarksville (Johnson County), not to ...
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Clarksville (Johnson County)
Clarksville is located on Spadra Creek, north of the Arkansas River. Although not on the banks of the river, a...
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Clarksville Confederate Monument
The Clarksville Confederate Monument, located in the south-central section of Oakland Memorial Cemetery in Cla...
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Clarksville High School Building No. 1
The Clarksville High School Home Economics Building in Clarksville (Johnson County) was a one-story Craftsman-...
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Clarksville National Guard Armory
Built in 1930, the Clarksville National Guard Armory at 309 College Street is an Art Deco–style building con...
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Affair at Clarksville
As Federal outposts were created across the state throughout the Civil War, Union commanders had to patrol the...
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Skirmishes at Clarksville
Clarksville (Johnson County), located on the north side of the Arkansas River, was a prosperous town on the mi...
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Coal Hill (Johnson County)
For a short time in the late nineteenth century, Coal Hill, located on U.S. Highway 64 in western Johnson Coun...
"The Coal Hill Convicts" newspaper clipping
Coal Hill Convict Lease Investigation (1888)
In the spring of 1888, the coal mining operations in Johnson County, worked by convict leased labor, were the ...
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Jordan Edgar Cravens (1830–1914)
Jordan Edgar Cravens was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented the Third Di...
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Bill Doolin (1858–1896)
aka: William Doolin
William Doolin was an Arkansas-born outlaw who rode with the infamo...
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Hartman (Johnson County)
The city of Hartman, eleven miles west of Clarksville (Johnson County) on U.S. Highway 64, was settled by Germ...
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Zilphia Mae Johnson Horton (1910–1956)
Zilphia Mae Johnson Horton was an influential educator, folklorist, musician, and social justice activist who ...
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Johnson County
Johnson County has been the location of much of the state’s coal mining as well as one of the centers of the...
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Johnson County Courthouse
The Johnson County Courthouse, built in the 1930s, is located on the corner of Fulton and Main streets in down...
"Farewell" newspaper clipping
Johnson County Executions of 1883
Four men were hanged together on June 22, 1883, in Clarksville (Johnson County) for a botched train robbery in...
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Johnson County Executions of 1903
Fred Underwood and George Durham were hanged at Clarksville (Johnson County) on June 19, 1903, for the murder ...
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Johnson County Historical Society
The Johnson County Historical Society is an organization with a mission “to promote individual and general i...
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Johnson County Peach Festival
The Johnson County Peach Festival arose from the area’s successful peach industry, which got its start in t...
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John Jolly (?–1838)
aka: Ah ludi ski
aka: Ooluntuskee
John Jolly, president of the Arkansas Cherokee, was a key figure in...
"Swift Justice" newspaper clipping
Charles Jones (Execution of)
In an event that was described by several newspapers as a lynching, an African-American man named Charles Jone...
"Lee Key an obstreperous Negro killed by masked man in Johnson county" newspaper clipping
Lee Key (Lynching of)
On May 10, 1901, an African-American man named Lee Key was shot by a masked mob near Knoxville (Johnson County...
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Knoxville (Johnson County)
Knoxville is a city in southeastern Johnson County, close to Lake Dardanelle. Originally developed as a railro...
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Lamar (Johnson County)
Lamar is a second-class city in the Arkansas River Valley and the Interstate 40 corridor. Located a few miles ...
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Matthew Lyon (1749–1822)
Matthew Lyon, a six-term congressman who represented first Vermont and later Kentucky, was an iconic figure in...
Ralphie May (1972–2017)
Ralphie D. May was a stand-up comedian famous for his topical humor combined with hip-hop slang and Southern c...