Sevier County

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"Sevier County" map with borders roads cities waterways national wildlife refuge
Ben Lomond (Sevier County)
Ben Lomond is a small town in Sevier County. It is slightly east of U.S. Highway 59 and a few miles north of t...
Multistory brick house with single-story extension and covered porch on the left side behind an iron fence with gate
Bishop Brookes House
The Bishop Brookes House is a Colonial Revival–style home located in De Queen (Sevier County). Constructed b...
besmilr moore brigham (1913–2000)
aka: Bess Miller Moore
Besmilr Moore Brigham was an award-winning poet and short-story wri...
Single-story building with columns and covered walkways and parking lot with sign saying "Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas"
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (CCCUA)
Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas (CCCUA) offers technical certifications and associate...
Stone and brick buildings with street lamp and mural facing street
De Queen (Sevier County)
De Queen, a railroad town founded just a few years before the start of the twentieth century, is the county se...
Newspaper front page "De Queen Bee"
De Queen Bee
The De Queen Bee was established by printer Walter A. Boyd and lawyer J. W. Bishop of Nashville (Howard County...
Multistory brick storefront buildings with sidewalk on street
De Queen Commercial Historic District
The downtown buildings of what is now the De Queen Commercial Historic District were built from 1900 to 1961. ...
Single-cell brick jail with barred door
Gillham (Sevier County)
Gillham is a town in northern Sevier County. Originally founded as Silver City, it was relocated and renamed w...
Single-cell brick jail with barred door
Gillham City Jail
The Gillham City jail is a small one-room jailhouse located in the town of Gillham (Sevier County). It was add...
"State News" newspaper clipping
Levi Graves (Lynching of)
A sixteen-year-old African-American boy named Levi Graves was lynched on August 24, 1888, in Sevier County for...
Looking across steel bridge on dirt road with weight limit sign
Hale Creek Bridge
The Hale Creek Bridge is located in rural Sevier County, roughly equidistant between De Queen (Sevier County) ...
Postcard with theater on the front with text reading "The Horatio
Horatio (Sevier County)
Horatio is a second-class city in Sevier County. Located on the Kansas City Southern Railway about six miles s...
"Brownstown Sevier County" letter in newspaper
Oscar Jefferies (Lynching of)
In 1887, a black teacher named Oscar Jefferies from Brownstown (Sevier County) was shot to death by a group of...
Document text "C. E. Johnson Candidate for Re-Election as Chief Justice Subject to Democratic Primary August 11
Cecil Ernest Johnson (1888–1955)
Cecil E. Johnson practiced law in southwestern Arkansas for much of his life, except for fourteen years in the...
Multistory brick building with arched entrance way and rows of windows
King Schoolhouse
The King Schoolhouse is located approximately one mile east of U.S. Highway 71 near the community of King (Sev...
Allie Carl (A. C.) Kolb (1886–1959)
Dr. Allie Carl (A. C.) Kolb was a physician in Arkansas in general practice and later in psychiatry, helping t...
Service station with cars, water tower "Esso. Grand opening today"
Lockesburg (Sevier County)
Lockesburg, located near the center of Sevier County at the crossroads of State Highways 24 and 71, was once a...
Lockesburg High School Gymnasium
Located in Lockesburg (Sevier County), the Lockesburg High School Gymnasium is part of the campus of the town...
Water tower and brick building inside fence
Lockesburg Waterworks
The Lockesburg Waterworks, located at the corner of Hickory and Azalea streets in Lockesburg (Sevier County), ...
Seven formally dressed white men at a long judicial bench with framed portraits behind them
Minor Wallace Millwee (1901–1963)
Minor Wallace Millwee was a distinguished justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court who was the first political vi...
Abandoned school house with overgrown grounds
Oak Grove Rosenwald School
The Oak Grove Rosenwald School is located on Oak Grove Road in Oak Grove (Sevier County). The nearest landmark...
Map showing the locations of Cretaceous age rock in Arkansas
Official State Dinosaur
aka: Arkansas Dinosaur
aka: Arkansaurus fridayi
In August 1972, Joe B. Friday discovered the remains of the right h...
White woman in fancy dress sitting in an ornate wooden chair
Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House
The Otis Theodore and Effiegene Locke Wingo House, which was the home of two members of the U.S. House of Repr...
"Sevier County" map with borders roads cities waterways national wildlife refuge
Paraclifta (Sevier County)
Paraclifta was the first county seat of Sevier County. An 1850 plat shows fifteen families living in Paraclift...
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge
Pond Creek National Wildlife Refuge, the 501st refuge in the National Wildlife Refuge System, protects and pre...
Collin Raye (1960–)
aka: Floyd Elliott Wray
With five platinum records and fifteen number-one singles to his cr...
Multistory striped brick building with arched and rectangular entrances rectangular windows downspout and large trees
Sevier County
Sevier County is located in southwestern Arkansas and borders the state of Oklahoma. The county is located at ...
"A Brutal Murder" newspaper clipping
Sevier County Lynching of 1881
In late May 1881, three African-American men were lynched in Sevier County for allegedly attacking a man who r...
Sailors on bow of Naval vessel 233 in bay
USS Sevier (APA-233)
The USS Sevier (APA-233) was a 6,720-ton Haskell-class attack transport built in 1944 and named for counties i...
White woman in fancy dress sitting in an ornate wooden chair
Effiegene Locke Wingo (1883–1962)
In 1930, Effiegene Locke Wingo became the second of only four women from Arkansas to be elected to the U.S. Ho...
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Otis Theodore Wingo (1877–1930)
Otis Theodore Wingo was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He represented the Fourth Di...