March 11, 2010

The Young Men’s Christian Association (YMCA) was established in the mid-nineteenth century to address social issues of the day. By the late 1800s, many larger Arkansas towns had YMCAs. The original building that housed the first YMCA in Pine Bluff (Jefferson County) in the 1890s is shown here.

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