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December 19, 1917
Construction started on Eberts Field after the U.S. government accepted Lonoke County’s bid for an aviation school to locate near the town of Lonoke. Lonoke offered 960 rent-free acres and a new railroad spur connecting the field with the Rock Island Railroad tracks. Eberts Field, maintained by the U.S. government, was one of the leading training centers for aviators during World War I.