WHOA: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Online ArchiveMain MenuIntroduction & NavigationArchive CrossroadsView Archive By Source ThemeView Archive By Timeline of SourcesView Archive By Source LocationsView Archive By Source TypeView Research on Pre-WWII WR & HoxieEdward 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/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:59:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 3 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; note the dozens of cotton bales in the street. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:52:04-08:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:54:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 2 of 37Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; pictured from left to right are the Star Hotel, an unnamed building, the Yellow Front Restaurant, and a drugstore. Property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 13.media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890s Part Two - Betty Davidson FB WR-Hoxie Dec 2018.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:55:20-08:0010/17/1891Edward 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/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:59:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 85Map reflects the construction of the Walnut Ridge Water Works at the corner of Vine St and W. 4th St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:56:51-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:30:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map depicting blocks of dwellings all the way to E. Free St, and the layout of a cotton gin and cotton oil plant.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:39:20-07:0002/1904Edward 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 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/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 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/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/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/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:33:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 74Details the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company complex, two cotton gins, several blocks of houses, and a steam laundry.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:44:29-07:0003/1914Edward 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/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:11:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Cotton Picking Near Highway 633Date unknown; five children carry their harvests of cotton bolls.media/Cotton Picking Near Hwy 63 WR - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-06-23T09:40:36-07:001900 - 1940Edward 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/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/Hoxie Cotton Gin Building Near Depot - CardCow Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T07:46:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Cotton Gin in Hoxie, Circa 1900-19203Depicts an unidentified cotton gin in Hoxie.media/Hoxie Cotton Gin Building Near Depot - CardCow Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-10T07:49:15-07:001900 - 1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-16T21:36:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61926-09-24 Tampa Times FL pg 73Lawrence County farmers brace for a lean 1927 growing season; it is estimated that "less than 40 per cent of farmers in this county are able to pay their debts this year."media/1926-09-24 WR Area Farmers Expect Lean Growing Year - Tampa Times FL pg 7.pngplain2020-06-16T21:42:40-07:0009/24/1926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-12-13 Brief Assessment of WR, Lawyer Col. Coffin, and LawCo Journal Editor - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:46:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-12-13 Arkansas Gazette pg 43The Gazette gives a brief assessment of Walnut Ridge's timber and prospects, of Col. Charles Coffin, and of the Walnut Ridge Journal & its editor.media/1877-12-13 Brief Assessment of WR, Lawyer Col. Coffin, and LawCo Journal Editor - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T15:04:00-07:0012/13/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Early 1900s Walnut Ridge Cotton Gin Spoon - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T13:08:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Object, Walnut Ridge Cotton Gin Souvenir Spoon, Circa 1900-19103Depicts one of the cotton gins built in Walnut Ridge; spoon found via online auction.media/Early 1900s Walnut Ridge Cotton Gin Spoon - Ebay.jpgplain2020-07-08T13:14:05-07:001900 - 1910Edward 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/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:51:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge 1891 Front Street Panorama, pt 1 of 33Part of a three-frame panorama taken by W. S. Hubbs; image courtesy of Gilbert S. Rainey. The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes for this photograph that "the view in this picture is looking down West Main Street at the intersection of SW and NW Front Streets. Visible are, from left to right, the Rhea Stables, owned by John A. Rhea; Z. C. Phelps & Company General Merchandise; and, partly, the Star Hotel across Main Street, with S. Ruffner's Groceries on the first floor."media/WR Street View Front St Circa 1890 - Gilbert S Rainey FB WR and Hoxie Jul 2015.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:16:08-07:0010/17/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30_thumb.png2020-06-07T20:48:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 303Walnut Ridge citizens and a WR business are among those donating to tornado relief efforts for the town of Brinkley.media/1910-02-06 Brinkley Cyclone Relief Donors from WR - Arkansas Gazette pg 30.pngplain2020-06-07T20:55:56-07:0002/06/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co Wagon Circa 1920s Newspaper Clipping - FB Larry Dobbs Post May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T14:29:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Phoenix Cotton Oil Company, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1900-19202An undated photo of barrels of cotton oil being loaded into a wagon; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Phoenix Cotton Oil Co Wagon Circa 1920s Newspaper Clipping - FB Larry Dobbs Post May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-10T14:30:04-07:001900 - 1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1879-12-03 Tramp Asked to Bring Cotton to Minturn, Sells in WR and Runs Off - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T20:00:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A tramp is hired to bring two bales of cotton to Minturn, but he sells it in Walnut Ridge instead and runs off with the money.media/1879-12-03 Tramp Asked to Bring Cotton to Minturn, Sells in WR and Runs Off - AR Democrat pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-13T20:02:48-07:0012/03/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min_thumb.png2020-05-30T15:53:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-05 Arkansas Gazette pg 122The Arkansas Gazette gives an affable and detailed description of Walnut Ridge, "a hustling city with one thousand inhabitants."media/1897-09-05 MINI JACKPOT, Great Town Description of Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 12-min.pngplain2020-05-30T16:10:38-07:0009/05/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:21:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-02-25 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 312Walnut Ridge School District bonds are listed for sale in a St. Louis newspaper advertisement.media/1912-02-25 Interesting Ad for WR School District Bonds for Sale - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 31.pngplain2020-06-11T13:24:16-07:0002/25/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:56:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-08-01 Blytheville Courier News pg 72A Niagara cotton duster (used for insecticides, etc) is listed for sale in Walnut Ridge.media/1936-08-01 Classified Ad Cotton Duster for Sale in WR - Blytheville Courier News pg 7.pngplain2020-06-18T12:57:52-07:0008/01/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-18T14:57:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61940-01-08 Fayetteville NW AR Times pg 22A Walnut Ridge resident dies from a hemorrhage caused by a fall in his home.media/1940-01-08 WR Agent Age 31 Dies After Concussion from Falling - NW AR Times pg 2.pngplain2020-06-18T14:58:04-07:0001/08/1940Edward 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/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-30T16:15:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-09-26 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 162Walnut Ridge merchant T. J. Sharum gives a detailed account of the pearl rush on the Black and Cache Rivers, and promotes the prospects of the region for agriculture.media/1897-09-26 Wonderful Account of Pearl Rush - St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 16.pngplain2020-05-30T16:29:45-07:0009/26/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:12:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-05-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Compress Company is formed by a coalition of local and nonresident stockholders.media/1917-05-29 WR-Hoxie Compress Company Formed, With Local Stock Holders - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:13:33-07:0005/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:09:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-13 Clyde Herald KS pg 22A tree falls on the wagon of a man crossing a creek near Walnut Ridge, killing him and injuring his family.media/1889-11-13 Tree Falls on Wagon and Kills WR Man (Popular Article in KS)- Clyde KS pg 2.pngplain2020-05-17T16:12:50-07:0011/13/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-07-18 Summer Weather Report and Status of Crops Update - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:56:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-07-18 Arkansas Gazette pg 82A weather report from Walnut Ridge gives crop updates on cotton, corn, wheat, peas, and watermelons.media/1900-07-18 Summer Weather Report and Status of Crops Update - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-02T19:59:26-07:0007/18/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-09-22 Coal Shortage Forces Cotton Mills to Use Wood - Alva OK pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-16T19:21:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-09-22 Alva Daily Review-Courier OK pg 42A forecasted coal shortage leads Lawrence County cotton gins and mills to burn wood for fuel instead.media/1922-09-22 Coal Shortage Forces Cotton Mills to Use Wood - Alva OK pg 4.pngplain2020-06-16T19:23:52-07:0009/22/1922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T09:08:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-10-15 Atchison Daily Champion KS pg 12A reporter describes President Cleveland's journey from Springfield to Memphis, including brief stops at Ravenden and Hoxie.media/1887-10-15 Details of Presidents Trip Through Ravenden and Hoxie - Atchison KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T09:18:52-07:0010/15/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-21 Minutes of Senate Candidates Stop in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 2-min_thumb.png2020-06-03T11:18:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 22The candidates for U.S. Senate stop in Walnut Ridge and hold their third set of speeches, trading barbs and discussing issues such as a tariff bill and a canal through Nicaragua (a goal fulfilled several years later with the Panama Canal).media/1901-09-21 Minutes of Senate Candidates Stop in WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 2-min.pngplain2020-06-03T11:28:30-07:0009/21/1901Edward 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/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-27T15:38:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-01-05 St Joseph Gazette-Herald MO pg 22Arsonists attempt to burn businesses throughout Walnut Ridge in the early hours of the morning.media/1894-01-05 Vandals Attempt to Burn WR - St Joseph MO pg 2.pngplain2020-05-27T15:40:42-07:0001/05/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:43:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 52Walnut Ridge votes to build a $10,000 school building, and the Hoxie school district votes to add a 1-mill tax for a building fund.media/1902-05-21 Ten Thousand Dollar School for WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T17:47:25-07:0005/21/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Cotton Marketing Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T08:19:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Marketing Cotton at Hoxie, Circa 19072At upper right is the Hoxie Union Depot; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Cotton Marketing Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:21:30-07:001907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-10-10 Interesting Letter Describing the Conditions in Black Rock - Muncie IN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:08:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-10-10 Muncie Morning News IN pg 52A letter from Black Rock to an Indiana newspaper describes the conditions in the town, as well as remarking on St. Louis and its exposition.media/1894-10-10 Interesting Letter Describing the Conditions in Black Rock - Muncie IN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-28T11:14:03-07:0010/10/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:05:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-07-18 Ozark Tribune AL pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge, "a thrifty little city," details the outlook for the cotton crop in the mid-South.media/1905-07-18 Letter with Details on WR Crops - Ozark Tribune AL pg 3.pngplain2020-06-05T13:07:45-07:0007/18/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T10:24:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-02-13 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 42A Walnut Ridge farmer grows spinach and finds it to be the most valuable crop on his farm.media/1930-02-13 WR Farmer Finds Spinach Profitable - Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T10:28:17-07:0002/13/1930Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Cotton Bales Nov 1908 - LCHS Via Larry Dobbs FB Public Post_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T08:25:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Cotton Bales in Walnut Ridge, November 19082Depicts a massive amount of cotton awaiting shipment by the Iron Mountain Railroad; image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR Cotton Bales Nov 1908 - LCHS Via Larry Dobbs FB Public Post.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:26:50-07:0011/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:28:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-11-16 Racine Journal Times WI pg 62Forest fires near Hoxie are fought back day and night by determined residents.media/1894-11-16 Forest Fires Fought Near Hoxie - Racine Journal Times WI pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T11:30:44-07:0011/16/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-08 Walnut Ridge Fire Destroys Pitzele Store, Third Fire in 3 Months - Poplar Bluff pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-17T14:44:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-08 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 82A fire, the third in downtown Walnut Ridge in three months, destroys the store of S. N. Pitzele & Co.media/1931-01-08 Walnut Ridge Fire Destroys Pitzele Store, Third Fire in 3 Months - Poplar Bluff pg 8.pngplain2020-06-17T14:46:01-07:0001/08/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Modern Gin and Compress Plant - FB WR-Hoxie Rebecca Meeker Aug 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T08:44:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Modern Gin & Compress Plant, Hoxie, Circa 1900-19202Image courtesy of Rebecca Meeker.media/Hoxie Modern Gin and Compress Plant - FB WR-Hoxie Rebecca Meeker Aug 2011.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:45:36-07:001900 - 1920Edward 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/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:48:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02-18 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 32A letter from Walnut Ridge describes examples of animal cruelty and neglect from around the city.media/1897-02-18 Fascinating WR Animal Cruelty Letter - Fort Scott KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:51:41-07:0002/18/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-17T19:09:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61934-06-08 Mountain Home Baxter Bulletin pg 12A former resident describes antebellum Powhatan, including former industries there and the fate of a planned road from Powhatan to Crowley's Ridge leading near what became Walnut Ridge.media/1934-06-08 History of 1853 Improved Road in Powhatan - Baxter Bulletin Mtn Home pg 1.pngplain2020-06-17T19:39:57-07:0006/08/1934Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6