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Photo, MoPac Railroad at Minturn Junction, Image 62
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From the Collection of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library
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1889-10 Goodspeed's Memoirs of NEA, Lawrence County Excerpts
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A 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."
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1874 G .W. Colton AR Map, LawCo Detail
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Perhaps the earliest map to feature Walnut Ridge; note the additions of the other railroad towns since the 1869 map as well.
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1924 Rand McNally Map of AR, LawCo Detail
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Map includes each county's townships; note the presence of the Cache Valley Railroad spur line at Sedgwick.
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1878 GLO Map of Arkansas, LawCo Detail
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Depicts Walnut Ridge as well as several now-vanished outlying communities such as Rhea and Buncombe Ridge.
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1894-12-23 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 3
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An enigmatic camp of twenty-six armed strangers forms at the edge of the woods near Minturn, much to the concern of area residents.
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1915-06-30 Arkansas Gazette pg 6
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A woman finds that her neighbor's goats have eaten all the wallpaper off the walls of a house she owns.
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1910-03-09 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1
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Minturn resident A. W. Shirey, "perhaps the wealthiest man in Northeast Arkansas," is shot to death at his store.
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1909 George Cram & Ellis Davis Map of AR, LawCo Detail
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Original map is part of the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, at www.davidrumsey.com.
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1897 Rand McNally AR Map, LawCo Detail
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Map shows the routes of the Kansas City, Ft Scott, & Memphis RR and the St. Louis, Iron Mtn, & Southern RR through Lawrence County.
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1894-12-09 Austin American-Statesman TX pg 1
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A rape takes place near Minturn, and a lynch mob forms to find and punish the perpetrator.
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1907-10-15 Batesville Daily Guard pg 1
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A Batesville judge comments on the divorce case involving A. W. Shirey of Minturn.
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Photo, MoPac Railroad at Minturn Junction, Image 62
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From the Collection of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library
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1902-12-05 Arkansas Democrat pg 3
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The Arkansas Democrat publishes a detailed list of Lawrence County industries and notable farm operations.
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1876-05-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 2
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A colt races an Iron Mountain freight train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge, and is returned in the train's caboose.
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1903-08-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 6
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The Walnut Ridge Blade newspaper notes examples of continued investment and growth in WR.
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1910-03-09 Natchez Democrat MS pg 1
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The murdered A. W. Shirey of Minturn had garnered enemies from multiple lawsuits, and "his life is said to have been threatened on numerous occasions."
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1918-12-09 Arkansas Gazette pg 4
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A Minturn correspondent declares the Walnut Ridge Blade to be "one of the best county papers in the state."
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1879-12-03 Arkansas Democrat pg 1
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A 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.
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1905-05-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 14
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A listing of travel news briefs from Walnut Ridge shows some of the cities and towns that WR residents frequented.
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1921-12-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 6
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The Odd Fellows organization sells more than 2,000 acres of land bequeathed to them by A. W. Shirey of Minturn.
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1888-01-05 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 2
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A news brief notes that "Walnut Ridge, Hoxie, and all other towns in Lawrence County have gone dry by petition" for a period of two years.
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1894-02-21 Memphis Commercial TN pg 4
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A counterfeiter is arrested in Hoxie, and is thought to perhaps be connected with a mysterious gang near Minturn.
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1905-05-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 15
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Another collection of travel and social news briefs from Walnut Ridge describes everything from a recital at the courthouse hall to a man coming from San Francisco to sell lands at Sedgwick.
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1910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 1
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Pieces of a broken shotgun, thought to have been used to murder A. W. Shirey, are found near a bridge at Minturn.
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1938-03-31 Fayetteville NW Arkansas Times pg 4
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A tornado hits Minturn and passes south of Walnut Ridge, injuring at least ten people and killing two.
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1905-06-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 16
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Another list of travelers to and from Walnut Ridge includes businessmen, those visiting friends, and one man just passing through.
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1910-07-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 4
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A grand jury is impaneled for the case against J. C. Langston in the murder of A. W. Shirey.
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1915-04-26 St Louis Star & Times pg 1
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The Star & Times notes that there might have been some connection between the Bagley-Ridgeway Feud and the murder of A. W. Shirey of Minturn.
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1905-06-17 Arkansas Democrat pg 2
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Walnut Ridge wins a baseball game against Minturn, 3-0.
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1913-03-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 1
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The Arkansas Democrat gives details of tornado/storm damages at Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Minturn, and elsewhere.
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Photo, Minturn School 1921-22 Group Portrait
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From https://argenweb.net/lawrence/photo5.html.
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1906-12-21 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic pg 6
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A Minturn-area man dies not long after daytime drinking, and his stomach is brought to Walnut Ridge for further analysis.
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1914-02-06 Arkansas Gazette pg 6
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Two men fight at Hoxie, "and when separated, it looked as if both had been up against a buzz saw."
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