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Montgomery County

Montgomery County is noted for its quartz crystal deposits, the rugged beauty of the Ouachita Mountains and its sparkling, clear waters. Every year, thousands enjoy hunting, hiking, observing nature, fishing, and participating in water sports on Lake Ouachita, Arkansas’s largest lake with 48,300 surface acres, and the Ouachita, Caddo, and Little Missouri rivers; the latter drops thirty-five feet per mile in its twenty-nine-mile journey through southern Montgomery County. The county is also the home of fictional characters Lum and Abner.

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Lum and Abner

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Lum and Abner Museum and Jot ‘Em Down Store

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Norman

Montgomery

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Caddo Indian Memorial

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Black Springs

Montgomery

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Crystal Springs Dam and Camp Shelter

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Hopper

Montgomery

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Glenwood

Montgomery, Pike

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Mount Ida

Montgomery

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Caddo Gap

Montgomery

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Richard Montgomery

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Irons Fork Recreation Area

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Quartz Crystal Mining

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Caddo River

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