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Newton County

Located in the Boston Mountains, Newton County can be described as mountainous, rural, and isolated. The land, once respected and protected by Native Americans (who intermittently used such sites as the Rattlesnake Basket Rockshelter for thousands of years), now has a large portion being protected by the U.S. Department of the Interior as a wilderness area.

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Diamond Cave

Attractions (Historic and Current)

 stone two story building with green trim "Arkansas House" featuring the shape of Arkansas rendered in stone

Jasper

Newton

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Buffalo National River

Physical Geography, Protected Areas

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Dogpatch USA

Attractions (Historic and Current)

 "Newton County" map with borders roads cities national forest

Western Grove

Newton

 Stone brick monument with "Arkansas" engraved brick and plaque on its base in forested area

Washington Monument Marble Quarry

Mining, Museums and Historic Sites

 A-frame wooden barn with screen on window and door opening

Parker-Hickman Farm Historic District

Buildings, Museums and Historic Sites

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Skirmish at Whiteley's Mills

Civil War

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Skirmish at Limestone Valley

Civil War

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Ted Richmond

Libraries and Archives
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Two people standing on rock ledge looking over valley of tree covered hills

Whitaker Point
Cave interior with stalagmites signed "Diamond Cave"

Diamond Cave Postcard
Print ad for "Summer and Winter Health & Pleasure Resorts in Arkansas" with photos of tourists in caves, captions

Diamond Cave Brochure
Interior of cave with stalagmites and stalactites

Diamond Cave
three adult male elk graze in field with trees and hills in background

Elk at Ponca
Looking up at fire tower in wooded area with single-story building under it

Buffalo Tower Lookout
Rooms built into side of a cave with balcony and rock walls

Beckham Creek Cave
Waterfall in forest with cliffs, stream, foliage

Marble Falls
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