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1media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpg2020-05-02T20:58:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Transportation Tags9visual_path9921562020-05-14T19:29:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Black Rock Pearling - ANHC.jpg2020-05-02T21:08:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Mining & Prospecting Tags5structured_gallery2020-05-29T14:43:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/First National Bank of WR Jan 4 1909 Ten Dollars Both Sides - Larry Dobbs FB WR-Hoxie Apr 2014.jpg2020-05-02T21:08:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Banks & Investment Tags3structured_gallery2020-06-23T14:44:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist Church Under Construction - FB Larry Dobbs Post Jun 2010.jpg2020-05-02T21:08:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Real Estate & Construction Tags4structured_gallery2020-06-23T13:52:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR, House - City of WR.jpg2020-05-02T21:12:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Houses & Dwellings Tags3structured_gallery2020-05-10T18:45:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-12-31 Moonshiner Nabbed in WR by Secret Service - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 4.png2020-05-02T21:13:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Saloons & Alcohol Tags3structured_gallery2020-06-23T14:53:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Boas Hotel - Larry Dobbs WR and Hoxie FB April 2015 Postcard Front.jpgmedia/Hoxie Boas Hotel - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2017.jpg2020-05-02T21:13:50-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Hotels & Restaurants Tags8structured_gallery2020-06-23T13:29:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpg2020-05-02T21:14:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Stores & Services Tags2structured_gallery2020-05-10T18:49:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Thematic Screenshot, WR Front and Main Block Sanborn 1904.png2020-05-02T21:14:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Medicine & Healthcare Tags3structured_gallery2020-06-23T14:59:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-06 Hoxie1_thumb.jpg2020-04-27T19:21:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-06 Sanborn Map of Hoxie, pg 1 of 111Fire insurance map shows the three-railroad intersection at Hoxie and the growth of businesses around it.media/1913-06 Hoxie1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:54:24-07:0006/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Goodspeed Title Page.png2020-05-03T20:14:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts10A leading source of info on late-18th-century Lawrence County, featuring a detailed sketch of the county's history and economy as well as numerous biographical sketches. Taken from the larger work, "Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northeast Arkansas."plain2020-05-07T16:19:38-07:0010/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:17:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 1 of 27A fire insurance map of the western half of Walnut Ridge; brick buildings are colored red and frame buildings yellow.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:22:20-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:22:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 2 of 27Map of the eastern half of Walnut Ridge, featuring numerous storefronts, dwellings, the first WR courthouse, and even a saloon at the corner of Main St. and Front St.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:25:47-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T19:54:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hotel Lawrence in Walnut Ridge6A now-demolished hotel built in 1921 at the corner of SW Third St and Elm St in Walnut Ridge. Postcard courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-08T20:56:14-07:001921Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:43:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-11 Sanborn Map of Hoxie pg 1 of 16Hotels, warehouses, a YMCA, and a moving pictures theater are some of the many establishments noted in this map.media/1916-11 Hoxie pg 1 of 1.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:57:07-07:0011/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Main Street With Streetcar, Walnut Ridge, 19266Depicts a bustling day in downtown WR in 1926; photo from the National Register of Historic Places registration form for the WR Commercial Historic District, 2010.media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form.jpgplain2020-07-10T09:33:32-07:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:33:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map of West Main St. and environs, including establishments such as the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches and the Hotel Rhea.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:47:08-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:36:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map shows the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company's continued growth when compared to the survey done four years prior.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:51:38-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:41:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Map with details of various WR buildings including houses, the newly constructed courthouse, the Turnbull Wagon Company, and W. R. Lane's distillery.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:30:48-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map showing the first three blocks north and south of East Main St., including the original locations of the school building and the Methodist Church.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:01:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 85Map shows the area bounded by West 1st (Front) & 4th Streets and Elm & Free Streets, including First Baptist Church.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:08:22-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:25:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map showing a mixture of businesses, houses, and even an opera house along West Main St in Walnut Ridge.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:35:35-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:32:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Insurance map showing various locations around WR, including the W. R. Lane Ice Plant and the Cache Valley Lumber Co.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:42:42-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map of eastern Walnut Ridge featuring such businesses as a billiard hall, a bakery, and a theater.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:39:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 74Depicts the blocks from West Elm St to West Free St; map notes which sheds have automobiles stored inside.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:49:46-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:45:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 84Map shows the location of the other map pages and several blocks north and south of West Main St between 5th and 7th Streets.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:10:01-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:50:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 84Map of West Main St and the courthouse environs shows the advent of two more auto garages and even a vulcanizing shop since the 1914 map.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:25:12-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:41:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Main Street Businesses Circa 1920s-1940s4Date taken unknown; shows the Sam Levit dry goods store and other one-story shops built on the site of the Hotel Rhea, which burned in 1914. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T08:54:49-07:001920 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:52:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 84Map of downtown Walnut Ridge shows numerous new businesses including a marble works, a candy factory, and an ice cream factory.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:44:39-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:24:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 74Shows the distribution of the other six maps, as well as various cotton gins and sawmills and the WR Light, Power, & Transit Company's powerhouse.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:04:17-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:04:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Arkansas-Missouri Power and Ice Company Circa 1920s4Shows the company's building, the smokestack of which is still visible in WR, after the company had changed its name; it was previously known as the Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Light, Power, and Transit Company.media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:45:41-07:001920-1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 74Shows the county courthouse and the blocks along Main St and Walnut St between W 2nd St and W 5th St.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:07:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 8 of 84Map shows the enormous Hoxie & WR Compress Co complex, two cotton gins, two oil companies, a sawmill, and a powerhouse.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:23:49-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:30:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 74Map of downtown Walnut Ridge, with the Main Street crossing of the Iron Mountain Railroad at center.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:31:24-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:31:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 74Map depicts several churches, many houses, and the school building.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:38:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:26:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61870-07-28 Arkansas Gazette pg 23News items include the shootings of S. S. Dowell of Clover Bend and WR counterfeiter/horse thief R. R. Robbins, as well as increased interest in a Pocahontas railroad.media/1870-07-28 Horse Thief and Counterfeiter Robbins at WR Shot - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-31T19:50:58-07:0007/28/1870Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:46:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Phoenix Cotton Oil Company, Walnut Ridge3An undated postcard of the sprawling complex, which opened in 1903; image courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co - City of WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:36:16-07:001903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T16:06:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 43A correspondent notes the removal of politics from a meeting of the county's World's Fair committee, the illness of Col. Ponder, the WR cotton gins' output, and the benefits of a new road law.media/1901-10-25 Crowd Insists No Politics at World Fair Planning Meeting - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T16:21:21-07:0010/25/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T14:37:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-02 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33A fair association is presented with a baby owl that was captured near WR and kept in a back room for visitors to look at.media/1882-06-02 Baby Owl Kept in Back Room in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:49:01-07:0006/02/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-03-26 100 WR Businessmen Sign Petition to Repeal Hoxie-WR Bill - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:12:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-03-26 Arkansas Democrat pg 33About 100 Walnut Ridge businessmen sign a petition to repeal Arkansas's 1903 Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Act.media/1905-03-26 100 WR Businessmen Sign Petition to Repeal Hoxie-WR Bill - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T11:32:43-07:0003/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:17:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Rhea Hotel, Walnut Ridge3Photo of the two-story Rhea Hotel on West Main Street taken sometime between its construction in 1904 and its destruction by fire in 1914. Photo courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR.jpgplain2020-06-23T11:54:03-07:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T19:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Robert L. Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed, Door Stencilling Circa 1920s3Office door in use from circa 1920s to early 1930s; photo by Jon Walter and James Whitlow and details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1920s-1930s-robert-l-bailey/media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-06-23T12:01:18-07:001920 - 1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:0002/10/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T15:55:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-01-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Hoxie and Walnut Ridge investigate options for constructing a new gravel road between the two towns.media/1922-01-13 Hoxie and WR Want New Gravel Road Between Them - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T15:56:41-07:0001/13/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-03-31 Beebe News Editor Moves to WR and Starts LawCo Journal - Osceola AR pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:15:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-03-31 Osceola Times AR pg 32Editor Baldwin of the Beebe Magnet newspaper moves his press to Walnut Ridge and starts the Lawrence County Journal.media/1877-03-31 Beebe News Editor Moves to WR and Starts LawCo Journal - Osceola AR pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:34:40-07:0003/31/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:46:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-04 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62A classified ad asks for a German gardener in Hoxie, "near German settlement."media/1884-06-04 Classified Ad German Gardener Wanted in Hoxie - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:47:57-07:0006/04/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1923-06-13 WR School Subject Awards Announced - Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-16T20:23:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61923-06-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 32Twelve school subject award medals, sponsored by local citizens and firms, are awarded to students at Walnut Ridge.media/1923-06-13 WR School Subject Awards Announced - Poplar Bluff Citizen Democrat MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-16T20:27:24-07:0006/13/1923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:39:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-04-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 12The Walnut Ridge Journal newspaper highlights the town's extensive timber resources, especially in walnut, and its rail capabilities for exporting logs.media/1877-04-10 WR Journal Showcases Walnut Trees - Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:43:45-07:0004/10/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-06-12 Talk of Cotton Factory Coming to Hoxie - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:50:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-06-12 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22A report from Pine Bluff suggests that a cotton processing facility may be established near the railway junction at Hoxie.media/1884-06-12 Talk of Cotton Factory Coming to Hoxie - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:53:14-07:0006/12/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-11-14 Another Fire in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:08:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-11-14 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12Another fire strikes Walnut Ridge at night, with the cause unknown.media/1901-11-14 Another Fire in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:09:51-07:0011/14/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:19:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-09-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 32Taxable property in Lawrence County increases $12,000 year over year, and bounties of dried peaches and cotton are noted.media/1877-09-30 LawCo Personal Property Increases 12K; Dried Peaches into WR - AR Gazette pg 3.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:22:36-07:0009/30/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-11-27 Change in Railroad Timetables Affects Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:40:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-11-27 Topeka Weekly Capital-Commonwealth KS pg 12A change in railroad timetables results in a direct St. Louis to Memphis route that stops through Hoxie.media/1884-11-27 Change in Railroad Timetables Affects Hoxie - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:42:53-07:0011/27/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-08-27 Business Mens League of WR Brings Stave Company to Town - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:08:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-27 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The efforts of the Business Men's League of Walnut Ridge help bring a prospective factory to town.media/1903-08-27 Business Mens League of WR Brings Stave Company to Town - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-04T14:11:25-07:0008/27/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T14:14:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-10-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 42A meeting is held in Memphis to raise support for the financing of a Pocahontas to Hoxie railroad.media/1885-10-30 Hoxie to Pocahontas RR Exploratory Meeting Planned - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T14:16:42-07:0010/30/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:40:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884 Pocahontas Star-Herald, Stagecoach Line2Advertisement for a daily Pocahontas-Walnut Ridge-Hoxie stagecoach route; newspaper month and day unknown.media/Stagecoach Line from 1884 Pocahontas Star-Herald - Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-05-11T21:13:47-07:001884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:48:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-11-27 Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 12A North Carolina newspaper gets a letter from a former resident that includes a description of Walnut Ridge and tips on how to prosper as a citizen of Arkansas.media/1879-11-27 Impressive Letter from WR - Fayetteville Gazette NC pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T19:57:16-07:0011/27/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:27:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-06-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 62"Wanted: Six Swedes or Germans for saw-mill work," declares a classified ad by a Walnut Ridge firm.media/1883-06-05 Six Swedes or Germans Wanted for Work in WR - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:29:31-07:0006/05/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-11-06 LawCo Zinc Ores are One Highlight at LR Exhibition - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:12:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-11-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 12Lawrence County zinc ores are one highlight at a Little Rock exhibition.media/1887-11-06 LawCo Zinc Ores are One Highlight at LR Exhibition - AR Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:13:22-07:0011/06/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:05:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-27 Monticello Monticellonian AR pg 12The Walnut Ridge Blade is said to be making "extensive preparations" to issue a special industrial edition.media/1910-10-27 WR Blade to Issue Special Industrial Edition - Monticello AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T12:07:09-07:0010/27/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:01:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874-11-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Northbound Cairo & Fulton passenger trains begin to stop for supper at Henry Boas's eating-house in WR.media/1874-11-10 Passenger Trains Begin Stopping for Supper in WR Instead of Moark - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:04:29-07:0011/10/1874Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-02-09 Railroad Rate War Begins When 4 Immigrants Brought to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T10:16:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-02-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 12A railroad rate war begins when the Little Rock & Memphis Railroad undercuts the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad to transport four immigrants from Memphis to Hoxie.media/1884-02-09 Railroad Rate War Begins When 4 Immigrants Brought to Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T10:19:55-07:0002/09/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-06-30 WR and Hoxie Street Car Company Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:40:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Street Car Company is incorporated.media/1889-06-30 WR and Hoxie Street Car Company Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T15:42:55-07:0006/30/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-06-06 LawCo Telephone Co Mergers with Southwestern Bell - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 16_thumb.png2020-06-11T15:46:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-06-06 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 162After fifteen years in operation, the Lawrence County Telephone Company merges with Southwestern Bell.media/1912-06-06 LawCo Telephone Co Mergers with Southwestern Bell - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 16.pngplain2020-06-11T15:49:10-07:0006/06/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1884-05-29 Each Railroad Pays Half the Cost of Hoxie Depot - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T12:40:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61884-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A new depot at Hoxie will be a joint effort between the Iron Mountain and Memphis & Kansas City railroads; it is noted, "the former furnished the plans, the latter will do the work, and each company pay half."media/1884-05-29 Each Railroad Pays Half the Cost of Hoxie Depot - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-14T12:43:34-07:0005/29/1884Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:24:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-11-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Missouri man is robbed in Walnut Ridge just before attempting to buy one of the town's saloons.media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:27:12-07:0011/13/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6