Yell County

Arkansas River Valley Area Council (ARVAC)
When President Lyndon Johnson took office in 1963, he declared war on poverty. The nation’s poverty rate was...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Beatty's Mill
By 1864, much of Conway County and the surrounding area was routinely overrun by marauding bands of Confederat...
Dirt road with buildings on either side, including one "Dowell and Brown General Merchandise," and power lines
Belleville (Yell County)
Located on State Highway 10 four miles northwest of Danville (Yell County), the second-class city of Bellevill...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Bogg's Mills
  A short engagement in rural Yell County, this skirmish is notable for pitting Arkansas Confederate troo...
"A Brute's Fate" newspaper clipping
Bryson (Lynching of)
A man known only as Bryson—apparently a white man—was lynched in early June 1888, presumably in Yell Count...
Hand carved stone tools on black background with checkered scale
Carden Bottom
Carden Bottom (also known as Carden’s Bottom or Carden Bottoms) is a rich alluvial flood plain in northeaste...
Small brick building in forested area
CCC Company 749 Powder Magazine
The CCC Company 749 Powder Magazine is located north of Forest Service Road 4128 and south of Briggsville in Y...
"Yell County" map with borders roads cities national forest waterways
Chickalah (Yell County)
Chickalah is an unincorporated community in the northeastern portion of Yell County located on Arkansas Highwa...
"Yell County" map with borders roads cities national forest waterways
Corinth (Yell County)
Corinth is a town in Yell County, located between the cities of Danville (Yell County) and Belleville (Yell Co...
Robert Paul (Bobby) Crockett (1943–)
Bobby Crockett was a star wide receiver on the 1964 and 1965 University of Arkansas (UA) football teams, which...
"Horse Thief Killed" newspaper clipping
Crownover (Lynching of)
The July 27, 1897, issue of the Arkansas Gazette carried the news of the recent murder of a white man named Cr...
White man in green shirt holding a trophy in his left hand and golf club in his right with golf bag signed "John Daly"
John Patrick Daly (1966–)
John Patrick Daly has been a professional golfer on the Professional Golfers’ Association (PGA) Tour since 1...
store-front buildings along curving street with cars
Danville (Yell County)
Danville, one of two county seats of Yell County (the other being Dardanelle), is situated near the center of ...
"Arkansas State News More Victims of Judge Lynch" newspaper clipping
Danville Lynching of 1883
On September 8, 1883, two white men were forcibly taken by a mob from the jail at Danville (Yell County) and h...
Stone marker with information plaques under a tree in an area lined with small wrought-iron fence
Dardanelle (Yell County)
Dardanelle, adjacent to the Arkansas River in northeast Yell County, was platted in 1847 and incorporated on J...
Multicolored painting of workers in factory on a cotton field and loading boats on dock hanging in post office
Dardanelle Agriculture and Post Office
The Dardanelle Agriculture and Post Office is a 1938 U.S. Postal Service structure in Dardanelle (Yell County)...
Headline "A Trip from Little Rock to Ft. Smith" followed by the contents of a letter from James Baldy
Actions at Dardanelle and Ivey's Ford
The actions at Dardanelle and Ivey’s Ford were fought as Confederate troops from southwestern Arkansas teste...
Statue of soldier with gun on stone monument with pedestal
Dardanelle Confederate Monument
The Dardanelle Confederate Monument is a commemorative sculpture erected in 1921 by the Joe Wheeler Chapter of...
"Judge Lynch" newspaper clipping
Dardanelle Lynching of 1881
On September 10, 1881, two white men—J. F. Bruce and John Taylor—were lynched in Dardanelle (Yell County) ...
Pontoon bridge with wooden railings on river with boats
Dardanelle Pontoon Bridge
The Dardanelle Pontoon Bridge was the largest pontoon bridge in existence in the United States, crossing the A...
photo portrait with oval border of balding white man with mustache in military uniform
Capture of Dardanelle
The Capture of Dardanelle marked the opening action of Confederate Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby’s summ...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Dardanelle (August 30, 1864)
  A short and brutal clash between a Federal unit from Arkansas and Confederate irregulars operating near...
Blue diamond with stars and crossed swords above blue and red text
Skirmish at Dardanelle (September 12, 1863)
  A small engagement occurring after the Action at Devil’s Backbone, this skirmish was part of an effor...
Man's face on bronze plaque
William Ellis (1834–1875)
William Ellis was a sergeant in the Third Wisconsin Cavalry Regiment who received a Medal of Honor for gallant...
William Hume "Rush" Feild Sr. (1796–1861)
William Hume “Rush” Feild Sr. was elected in the state’s first popular-vote election for circuit court. ...
"Turkey Caller and Gobler" diagram as designed by H.C. Gibson
Henry C. Gibson (1848–1930)
Henry C. Gibson is credited with developing a box-style turkey call that eventually was called the Gibson Turk...
George Gleason (1953–)
At age twenty-five, George Gleason left his new legal career with a prestigious Little Rock (Pulaski County) l...
Older white man with glasses smiling at his desk with pen in his hand
Joseph Ray (Joe) Gray (1917–2011)
Joseph Ray Gray (commonly known as Joe or J. R. Gray) was a painter, illustrator, sculptor, and graphic design...
Cattle in fenced-in field with mountain in the background
Harkey Valley (Yell County)
Harkey Valley, often referred to as “Harkey’s Valley,” is a community located in Yell County between Cou...
White man in suit and tie
Jesse Cleveland Hart (1864–1933)
Jesse Cleveland Hart was appointed associate justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1907 after the death of ...
Single story white wooden building adjacent to park area with picnic tables and a wooden bridge across a creek
Havana (Yell County)
Havana is a second-class city located on Highway 10 between the Ozark National Forest to the north and the Oua...
William J. "Wild Bill" Heffington (1830–1863)
William J. “Wild Bill” Heffington was a former Confederate soldier who later operated as a Unionist guerri...