September 17, 2011

Farrar C. Newberry, a native of Clark County, was a noted author of local history and played a leading role in the placement of historic markers throughout his home county. He served in the state House of Representatives (1915–1916), where he introduced legislation that became known as the Newberry Act, passage of which banned the manufacture and sale of alcohol in the state almost three years before national prohibition. Active in many civic organizations, Newberry also served as president of the Arkansas Historical Association.