Gypsum Mining

Gypsum mined near Highland (Pike County) and stored at a nearby plant; 1961. Belts move the gypsum from storage to rail cars.

Large sediment pile by conveyor belt ramps tracks overgrown field metal building and tree line

Photo by Ernie Deane, courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives

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Time Period

World War II through the Faubus Era (1941 - 1967)

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Land and Resources / Mining

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