November 9, 2011

Arkansas College, renamed Lyon College in 1994, was founded in 1872 and is the oldest independent college in Arkansas operating under its original charter. The original campus of the Presbyterian-founded college was located a few blocks from the business district of Batesville (Independence County). Shown here are the 1972 centennial observances being conducted on the grounds of the restored original campus.

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