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
Railroad to Memphis/Kansas City (KCS&M, KCFS&M, SLSF, BN, BNSF) Tags
12020-05-02T21:02:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6373763Includes tags for the railroad stretching from Memphis to Springfield MO and beyond, intersecting with the Iron Mountain Railroad at Hoxie in 1883; rail companies in charge of the route include the Kansas City, Springfield & Memphis Railroad (1883); Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad/Railway (1888/1901); St. Louis--San Francisco Railway (1928); Burlington Northern Railroad (1980); and Burlington Northern & Santa Fe/BNSF Railway (1996/2005).structured_gallery2020-06-06T14:56:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library.jpg2020-05-02T20:59:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad & Streetcar TagsEdward Harthorn8Includes tags for all railroad and streetcar lines passing through and near Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.structured_gallery9921562020-06-06T14:08:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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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/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/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:28:37-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1912 Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead5Describes the many amenities of the now-modernized Boas Hotel in Hoxie; property of Jon Walter. See source for details: http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1912-hoxie-boas-hotel-letterhead/media/1912 Hoxie Boas-Gibson Hotel Letterhead - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-12-02T09:27:32-08:001912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:35:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61924 Rand McNally Map of AR, LawCo Detail5Map includes each county's townships; note the presence of the Cache Valley Railroad spur line at Sedgwick.media/1924C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-09T15:40:20-07:001924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 3, Looking North on MoPac Tracks- UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:21:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie MoPac Railroad Tracks Circa 1925-1940, Image 554At the Hoxie junction looking northeast on the Missouri Pacific RR towards WR, date unknown; from the collection of the Barriger Rail Library.media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 3, Looking North on MoPac Tracks- UofMo-STL Library.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:15:53-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Kansas City and Memphis Railway Co Stock_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T15:57:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Stock Certificate, Circa 1901-19094A stock certificate for the railroad that passed through Hoxie to the northwest and southeast.media/Kansas City and Memphis Railway Co Stock.jpgplain2020-07-08T12:42:14-07:001901 - 1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Frisco Train West Out of Hoxie 1930s - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:25:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Frisco Train Heading West out of Hoxie, Circa 1930-19404Image courtesy of Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Frisco Train West Out of Hoxie 1930s - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-08T20:44:53-07:001930 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:38:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-14 Fort Worth Star-Telegram TX pg 33A motorist dies when his car is struck by a passing train at the Main Street railroad crossing in Hoxie.media/1935-06-14 Traveling Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks - Fort Worth TX pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T12:48:44-07:0006/14/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning I - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:16:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 1 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning I - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:15:28-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning II - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:16:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 2 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning II - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:29:58-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning III - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:16:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 3 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning III - Larry Dobbs FB Apr 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:31:47-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning IV - Larry Dobbs FB May 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:15:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 4 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning IV - Larry Dobbs FB May 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:33:27-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:24:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-15 Poplar Bluff Republican MO pg 43The Frisco Railroad pays Lawrence County a fine of $7834 (more than $125,000 today) after an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court fails.media/1931-01-15 Frisco RR Pays LawCo After US Supreme Court Appeal Fails - Poplar Bluff MO pg 4.pngplain2020-06-17T15:27:28-07:0001/15/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning Image V - Larry Dobbs FB May 2013_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T15:15:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Union Depot Burning 10/09/1924, Image 5 of 53Image property of James Whitlow.media/Hoxie Union Depot 1924-10-09 Depot Burning Image V - Larry Dobbs FB May 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:35:13-08:0010/09/1924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/KC Fort Scott and Memphis Rail Line Through WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:42:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889 Map of Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad Route, Detail of NEA3Detail of a map produced for the railroad showing Hoxie and other stops along the route.media/KC Fort Scott and Memphis Rail Line Through WR.jpgplain2020-05-08T13:47:14-07:001889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T13:48:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61885-01-18 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 103An ad for the new direct St. Louis to Memphis train through Hoxie boasts of a "handsome day coach and elegant Pullman palace sleeping car."media/1885-01-18 Iron Mountain Route Has Pullman Palace Sleeping Car - St Louis MO pg 10.jpgplain2020-05-14T13:52:39-07:0001/18/1885Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:24:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909 George Cram & Ellis Davis Map of AR, LawCo Detail3Original map is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, at www.davidrumsey.com.media/1909C Ellis Davis AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:11:08-07:001909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T13:22:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-09-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 53The Hoxie agent for the Kansas City, Springfield, & Memphis Railroad advertises reduced fares to and from the Great Kansas City Exposition and Fair.media/1886-09-11 Hoxie Rail Agent Advertises Low Rate for Kansas City Excursion - AR Gazette pg 5.jpgplain2020-05-17T13:27:06-07:0009/11/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-07-16 Epilogue to Story of Kansas Man on Express Through Hoxie - Fort Scott KS pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:41:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-07-16 Fort Scott Weekly Tribune KS pg 83An epilogue to the account of the Kansas businessman's mad dash through Hoxie en route to Texas states that he made it in time and saved the fortunes of a lumber business there.media/1891-07-16 Epilogue to Story of Kansas Man on Express Through Hoxie - Fort Scott KS pg 8.pngplain2020-05-26T11:44:49-07:0007/16/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T13:00:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897 Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail3Map shows the routes of the Kansas City, Ft Scott, & Memphis RR and the St. Louis, Iron Mtn, & Southern RR through Lawrence County.media/1897C Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:13:37-07:001897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T16:17:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-11-27 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 33The Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad advertises a list of unclaimed goods at their stations, including at Hoxie, Portia, Black Rock, and Imboden.media/1889-11-27 List of Unclaimed Goods at LawCo Train Stations - Memphis Avalanche pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T19:26:41-07:0011/27/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-07-01 Hoxie to Springfield RR Gap Closed - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:46:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-07-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Another construction update notes the completion of the Hoxie to Springfield portion of the KC & Memphis RR, and that only seventeen miles remain until the route's overall completion.media/1883-07-01 Hoxie to Springfield RR Gap Closed - AR Gazette pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:48:16-07:0007/01/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-05-17 RR Rates from Kansas City to Hoxie Reduced to 7 dollars - Udall KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:06:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-05-17 Udall Record KS pg 12The rail ticket price from Kansas City to Hoxie is reduced from $10.25 to $7.media/1890-05-17 RR Rates from Kansas City to Hoxie Reduced to 7 dollars - Udall KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:08:06-07:0005/17/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:28:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 12An unknown man is run over and killed by a train near Portia.media/1892-11-23 Unknown Man Killed on RR Tracks Near Portia - Memphis Commercial pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T14:30:08-07:0011/23/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-07-13 Melon Harvest Beginning at Portia, 250 Car Loads Estimated - Springfield MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:39:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-07-13 Springfield News-Leader MO pg 82At Portia, the melon harvest begins, with 250 car-loads of melons expected to be exported by rail.media/1898-07-13 Melon Harvest Beginning at Portia, 250 Car Loads Estimated - Springfield MO pg 8.pngplain2020-05-31T15:40:20-07:0007/13/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-13T12:59:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61916-02-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 12Two burglars from Alicia knock the Lawrence County Sheriff in the head and escape into the darkness.media/1916-02-15 Alicia Men Knock WR Sheriff in Head and Escape - Batesville Daily Guard pg 1.pngplain2020-06-13T13:05:22-07:0002/15/1916Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 Union Station Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T10:41:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie 1913 Tornado Damage, Union Depot2Depicts the damage inflicted on the depot by the March 20 tornado; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 Union Station Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-07-09T10:42:42-07:0003/20/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Depot Circa 1918 - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T07:06:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hoxie Depot Circa 19182Shows a passenger train pulling up to Hoxie's Union Station; image from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Hoxie Depot Circa 1918 - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-05-10T07:09:05-07:001918Edward 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/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:50:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-08-25 Vicksburg Daily Commercial Herald MS pg 12A coroner's jury declares that the cause of death is unknown for a man who was found dead on the railroad tracks at Hoxie.media/1891-08-25 Cause of Death Unknown for Man Found Dead on RR Tracks - Vicksburg MS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:52:05-07:0008/25/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:12:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 62A deputy U.S. Marshal explains how "there is one town in Arkansas that needs ...attention" when it comes to crime: Hoxie.media/1894-04-20 Epic Article About Hoxies Curse of Chronic Robbers - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-27T16:19:00-07:0004/20/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:01:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-11-23 Lawrence Daily Journal KS pg 12A man is shot and killed at the Ravenden railroad station over a can of salmon.media/1898-11-23 Ravenden Man Killed Over a Can of Salmon - Lawrence KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T18:03:50-07:0011/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T12:18:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-06-01 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Another Gad Angle anecdote in the Walnut Ridge Blade tells of a "whipping campaign that had been started in Hoxie," perhaps related to the Espionage Act.media/1918-06-01 Another Gad Angle Anecdote in WR Blade - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T12:20:19-07:0006/01/1918Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Depot With Tracks - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T13:40:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Post Office and Union Depot, Circa 1906-19122The white frame building at right is the Hoxie post office, facing the depot across the street; image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie Depot With Tracks - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-07-10T13:42:12-07:001906 - 1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1927 Tornado Damage - FBC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T17:53:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1927 Tornado Damage in Hoxie2View of the destruction and debris created along the Frisco tracks in Hoxie by the May 9, 1927 tornado. Photo from "March We Onward: A Centennial History of First Baptist Church of WR."media/1927 Tornado Damage - FBC WR.jpgplain2020-05-10T17:55:16-07:0005/10/1927Edward 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/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/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-27T16:25:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-25 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Hoxie's city marshal responds to the accusations made by Deputy Marshal J. L. White about crime in Hoxie, declaring that the marshal "should confine himself strictly to the truth, which is bad enough, but not half so bad as he colors it."media/1894-04-25 Bold Rebuke By Hoxie Marshal Against False Robbery Reports - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-05-27T16:34:27-07:0004/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1899-08-05 Sedgwick Man Shoots and Kills Wife-Stealer - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:32:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-08-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22A Sedgwick man shoots and kills the man who had abducted and whipped his wife.media/1899-08-05 Sedgwick Man Shoots and Kills Wife-Stealer - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 2.pngplain2020-05-31T18:35:45-07:0008/05/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1930-12-24 Sheriff Seizes Frisco Locomotive When RR Doesnt Pay Fines - New York NY pg 36_thumb.png2020-06-17T13:55:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61930-12-24 New York Daily News NY pg 362The Lawrence County Sheriff seizes a Frisco locomotive when the railroad fails to pay their fines.media/1930-12-24 Sheriff Seizes Frisco Locomotive When RR Doesnt Pay Fines - New York NY pg 36.pngplain2020-06-17T14:39:20-07:0012/24/1930Edward 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/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/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T06:57:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-04-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 62Deputy Marshal J. L. White doubles down on his statement about Hoxie crime, and explains how the town's robbers work.media/1894-04-29 Deputy US Marshal Doubles Down on Statement on Hoxie Crime - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T07:03:15-07:0004/29/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:53:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-03-21 West Plains Journal-Gazette MO pg 32A Walnut Ridge widow settles with the Frisco Railroad over the death of her husband on the Hoxie depot platform by a passing train.media/1902-03-21 WR Widow Settles with Frisco Railroad - West Plains MO pg 3.pngplain2020-06-03T14:55:45-07:0003/21/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T12:46:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-08-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A letter from WR to the Jonesboro Times discusses Walnut Ridge's improvements and its anticipation of a rail connection to Jonesboro.media/1876-08-29 Highlights From Letter Give Rare Details of Early WR - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T12:50:35-07:0008/29/1876Edward 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/1891-07-10 Kansas Man Pays for Special Hoxie-Texas Express to Save Friend - Fort Worth TX pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:27:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-07-10 Fort Worth Daily Gazette TX pg 52A Kansas businessman pays for a special Hoxie-Texas express train in order to try to save his friend from financial ruin.media/1891-07-10 Kansas Man Pays for Special Hoxie-Texas Express to Save Friend - Fort Worth TX pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T11:29:50-07:0007/10/1891Edward 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/1905-12-29 Editor Riley Says Cache Valley RR May Extend to WR and Paragould - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-05T13:30:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-12-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 42Editor Riley of the Walnut Ridge Blade says that the Cache Valley Railroad may extend to WR and Paragould.media/1905-12-29 Editor Riley Says Cache Valley RR May Extend to WR and Paragould - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-06-05T13:36:23-07:0012/29/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:44:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-07-19 Memphis Public Ledger TN pg 12A Walnut Ridge dispatch notes, "the track laying on the Springfield and Memphis road, between a crossing below here and Black River, begins tomorrow."media/1882-07-19 RR Track to Memphis Begins - Memphis Public Ledger pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:46:59-07:0007/19/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1891-07-11 Update- Kansas Man Makes it to Texas on Express Train - Brooklyn NY pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-26T11:35:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61891-07-11 Brooklyn Times Union NY pg 12An update to the tale of the Kansas businessman's mad rush notes that "he interviewed the engineer and crossed the fireman's palm with gold," and only had a two-minute layover in Hoxie.media/1891-07-11 Update- Kansas Man Makes it to Texas on Express Train - Brooklyn NY pg 1.pngplain2020-05-26T11:36:57-07:0007/11/1891Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:14:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-29 Nashville Tennessean TN pg 12Two men are found frozen to death along the railroad tracks, six miles from Hoxie.media/1895-01-29 Two Men Found Frozen to Death Near RR Tracks - Nashville TN pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:16:21-07:0001/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-03-01 Surveyors at Work on Hoxie Depot Site - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:03:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-03-01 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Frisco Railroad surveyors prepare a site for the new Hoxie Union Depot.media/1906-03-01 Surveyors at Work on Hoxie Depot Site - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-05T15:04:23-07:0003/01/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-17T15:37:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61931-01-17 Madison Wisconsin State Journal WI pg 102The engine, boxcars, and caboose seized from the Frisco Railroad become a white elephant for Lawrence County law enforcement.media/1931-01-17 Seized Train is White Elephant for LawCo Law Enforcement - Madison WI pg 10.pngplain2020-06-17T15:39:33-07:0001/17/1931Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-03-28 Railroad at Hoxie Construction Update - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T09:20:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-03-28 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Construction updates are noted for the Memphis & Kansas City Railroad, routed through Hoxie.media/1883-03-28 Railroad at Hoxie Construction Update - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-14T09:22:18-07:0003/28/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-01 Huntsville Journal AL pg 12The two men found frozen to death along the railroad tracks were reportedly tramps driven from the railroad depot waiting room prior.media/1895-02-01 Frozen Tramps Reportedly Driven From RR Waiting Room Prior - Huntsville AL pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T12:24:05-07:0002/01/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:31:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-13 Arkansas Democrat pg 52A special term of court is called in Powhatan to deal with cases related to an assault on a railroad worker at Black Rock.media/1906-05-13 Black Men Assaulting Railroad Worker at BR - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-05T15:39:08-07:0005/13/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Aug 1882- paper unknown- How Hoxie Got its Name - FB Jon Walter Aug 2015 WR and Hoxie_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T20:13:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-08 News Article, How Hoxie Was Named2An article explains how the town of Hoxie was named after the general manager of the Iron Mountain Railroad; image courtesy of Jon Walter.media/Aug 1882- paper unknown- How Hoxie Got its Name - FB Jon Walter Aug 2015 WR and Hoxie.jpgplain2020-07-08T20:44:14-07:0008/1882Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-06-07 Hoxie to Memphis Railroad Update and Profile - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-14T09:37:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-06-07 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 42Another update on the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad is given, and the article notes that "timber of all kinds, corn, fresh fish, cattle, hogs, rock, gravel, building stone, and all sorts of grain are to be found in the country traversed by this road."media/1883-06-07 Hoxie to Memphis Railroad Update and Profile - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-14T09:39:58-07:0006/07/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:54:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-10-23 Memphis Commercial TN pg 52A drunk prostitute goes to sleep on the railroad tracks near Hoxie, and has her legs sliced off by a passing freight train.media/1892-10-23 Drunk Prostitute Sleeps on RR Tracks and Train Cuts Off Legs - Memphis TN pg 5.pngplain2020-05-26T13:58:24-07:0010/23/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-30T12:35:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-07-19 Shreveport Journal LA pg 12Many Kansas City, Fort Scott, & Memphis Railroad employees at Hoxie and beyond are laid off due to hard times.media/1897-07-19 Railroad Workers Laid Off at Hoxie RR - Shreveport Journal LA pg 1.pngplain2020-05-30T12:38:15-07:0007/19/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:49:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-03-18 Moline Advance KS pg 42A locomotive boiler explodes one mile south of Hoxie, killing one and fatally injuring two.media/1910-03-18 Locomotive Boiler Explodes Near Hoxie - Moline KS pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T08:52:07-07:0003/18/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20_thumb.png2020-06-18T12:44:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61935-06-15 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 202Another article on the death of a man at a Hoxie railroad crossing notes that a plane was chartered to bring the body to St. Louis.media/1935-06-15 Salesmans Car Struck at Hoxie RR Tracks (More Details)- St Louis MO pg 20.pngplain2020-06-18T12:45:55-07:0006/15/1935Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6