Aaron Lyon

Aaron Woodruff Lyon, who founded the first academy chartered by the state of Arkansas and who was instrumental in the development of Batesville (Independence County); circa 1870.

White man with neck-length hair in suit and bow tie

Courtesy of the Regional Studies Center, Lyon College

Media

Time Period

Civil War through Reconstruction (1861 - 1874)

Category

Government and Politics / Independence Leaders / Local

Type

Person

Race & Ethnicity

White

Gender

Male

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