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Railroad & Streetcar Tags
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library.jpg2020-05-02T20:59:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6373768Includes tags for all railroad and streetcar lines passing through and near Walnut Ridge and Hoxie.structured_gallery9921562020-06-06T14:08:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Mining & Prospecting Tags
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1media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpg2020-05-02T20:58:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Transportation TagsEdward Harthorn9visual_path9921562020-05-14T19:29:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
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12020-05-02T21:01:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad to Little Rock/St. Louis (C&F, CA&T, StLIM&S, MP, UP) Tags3Includes tags for the Cairo & Fulton Railroad that went through Walnut Ridge circa 1873, and its successors the Cairo, Arkansas & Texas Railroad (1873); St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway (1874); Missouri Pacific Railroad (1917); and Union Pacific Railroad (1982).structured_gallery2020-06-06T15:03:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
12020-05-02T21:02:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad to Memphis/Kansas City (KCS&M, KCFS&M, SLSF, BN, BNSF) Tags3Includes 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
12020-05-02T21:06:32-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad at Sedgwick (Cache Valley RR) Tags3Includes tags for the rail line from Sedgwick to Walcott, with branch line from Walnut Corner to Light (circa 1889 to circa 1927).structured_gallery2020-06-06T13:55:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
12020-05-02T21:03:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad to Pocahontas (HP&N, SMo&AR, SLM&SE, SLSF) Tags4Includes tags for the rail line from Hoxie to Pocahontas beginning with the Hoxie, Pocahontas, & Northern Railroad (1896) and continuing with its successors: Southern Missouri & Arkansas Railroad (1901); St. Louis, Memphis, & Southeastern Railroad (1902?); and St. Louis--San Francisco Railway (1907).structured_gallery2020-06-06T13:57:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
12020-05-12T13:58:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Walnut Ridge-Hoxie Streetcars3Includes tags for both the Walnut Ridge to Hoxie mule car line and the later electric streetcar system that replaced it.structured_gallery2020-06-06T15:08:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
12020-05-02T12:50:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Railroad Deaths & Injuries4Includes tags for all sources that mention or depict railroad mishaps, whether at stations, on train tracks, or various other scenarios.structured_gallery2020-06-06T14:03:06-07:00Edward 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/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/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:12:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61874 G .W. Colton AR Map, LawCo Detail7Perhaps the earliest map to feature Walnut Ridge; note the additions of the other railroad towns since the 1869 map as well.media/1874 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-08T14:07:03-07:001874Edward 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/Hoxie Roundhouse Workers 1926 - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2013_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:53:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Roundhouse Workers, 19266The book "Images of America: Walnut Ridge & Hoxie" notes (pg 66) that those pictured include: "from left to right, (front row) John Anderson, Earl Burnett, Tom Smith, unidentified, Vance Broadway, H.O. Blankenship, J. Pierce, Gilly Chapel, and unidentified; (back row) Arch Talfirt, roundhouse foreman; O.E. Burnett, car shop foreman; a Mr. Marshel, roundhouse foreman; and an unidentified taxi driver." Property of Roy Osborn (http://royosborn.com/genealogy/burnett/index.html).media/Hoxie Roundhouse Workers 1926 - FB Larry Dobbs Public Post Nov 2013.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:03:45-08:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:18:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie MoPac Railroad Tracks Circa 1925-1940, Image 565Billboards and a water tower near the Missouri Pacific tracks, date unknown; from the collection of the John W. Barriger III National Railroad Library.media/Hoxie Frisco Depot Area Image 5, NE Corner of Crossing - UofMo-STL Library.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:24:47-07:001925 - 1940Edward 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/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 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/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/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/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/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/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/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:42:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, WR and Hoxie Mule-drawn Streetcar, Circa 18905The man just to the right of the numeral 2 is snacking on a banana, probably delivered by the railroad. In the background is a "Smoke Bull Durham" ad. Photo courtesy the Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:56:40-07:001890Edward 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/1869 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot_thumb.png2020-05-06T12:11:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61869 G .W. Colton AR Map, LawCo Detail5Map shows the planned location of the Cairo and Fulton Railroad through eastern Lawrence County.media/1869 G W Colton Map Thematic Screenshot.pngplain2020-05-08T14:06:33-07:001869Edward 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/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/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/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:57:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 84Map shows houses and churches from East Hazel St down to East Elm St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:49:11-07:0005/1919Edward 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 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/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T12:48:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878 GLO Map of Arkansas, LawCo Detail4Depicts Walnut Ridge as well as several now-vanished outlying communities such as Rhea and Buncombe Ridge.media/1878C GLO AR Map, LawCo Detail.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:05:59-07:001878Edward 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/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/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/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/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/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T12:35:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, MoPac Railroad Tracks Near Murta Circa 1925-1940, Image 544Looking towards Walnut Ridge, date unknown; from the collection of the Barriger Railroad Library.media/Murta Junction North of WR - UofMo STL Rail Library MP54.jpgplain2020-06-23T10:19:59-07:001925 - 1940Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Donaghey-Bryan Train Sept 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:04:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Donaghey-Bryan Special Train at Hoxie, 19104Depicts the crowd at Hoxie gathered around the train that carried Governor George Donaghey and William Jennings Bryan through Arkansas in September 1910. Image courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives; I of A WR&H pg 71.media/Hoxie Donaghey-Bryan Train Sept 1910 - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:06:03-08:0009/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8_thumb.png2020-05-28T10:42:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-06-28 Memphis Commercial TN pg 83A young man is injured in attempting to hitch a ride on an Iron Mountain freight train.media/1894-06-28 Another Man Injured Attempting to Hitch Ride on Freight Train - Memphis TN pg 8.pngplain2020-05-28T10:45:29-07:0006/28/1894Edward 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/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T11:57:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 13An attempted robbery at night of an Iron Mountain train fifteen miles north of Walnut Ridge is described.media/1883-10-25 Late Train Thwarts Would-Be Robbers - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-14T12:01:50-07:0010/25/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Frisco Depot Photo Detail - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:34:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Frisco Depot, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1896-19143A later photograph of the depot built along Main Street in Walnut Ridge for the rail line from Hoxie to Pocahontas. Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 68.media/WR Frisco Depot Photo Detail - Ebay.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:21:11-08:001896 - 1914Edward 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/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/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T14:27:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-02-15 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 83A newsboy shoots at a passenger on a train near Walnut Ridge, but misses him and leaves a hole in the hat of another passenger instead.media/1906-02-15 Newsboy Shoots at Passenger on Train Near WR - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T14:30:53-07:0002/15/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-06T13:08:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 63A stockholders' meeting in Walnut Ridge is announced for the St. Louis & Memphis Railroad Company.media/1907-05-24 STL and Memphis RR Stockholders Mtg Announced - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-06T13:26:14-07:0005/24/1907Edward 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/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-02-23 Springfield Leader and Press MO pg 33A St. Louis mail clerk turned robber and his disguised wife are detected in Walnut Ridge as hobos, and the robber arrested.media/1898-02-23 Mail Clerk Hobo Robber and Disguised Wife Arrested in WR - Springfield MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T19:42:17-07:0002/23/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Circa 1920s Train Wreck at or near Walnut Ridge - Ebay_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:51:39-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Train Wreck Near Walnut Ridge, Circa Early 1900s3A crowd surveys the damage; date taken and photographer unknown.media/Circa 1920s Train Wreck at or near Walnut Ridge - Ebay.jpgplain2020-05-08T14:54:19-07:00Edward 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/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 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/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11_thumb.png2020-06-10T11:27:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-10-19 St Joseph News-Press MO pg 113A group of South Dakota and Nebraska citizens go to Walnut Ridge to prove J. C. Langston's innocence in the Shirey murder case.media/1910-10-19 Train Car of Langstons Friends Go to WR to Prove Innocence - St Joseph MO pg 11.pngplain2020-06-10T11:31:55-07:0010/19/1910Edward 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/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-30T19:49:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-03-11 Marysville Advocate KS pg 63A Kansas paper tells the saga, complete with a poem, of the ill-fated romance between Clara Mozely and her husband, the hobo/mail clerk/robber who was arrested in Walnut Ridge.media/1898-03-11 Saga and Poem About Hobo Robbers Wife - Marysville KS pg 6.pngplain2020-05-30T20:33:53-07:0003/11/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:16:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-10 Memphis Commercial TN pg 43Train whistles assist in the celebration at Hoxie of Grover Cleveland's (re-)election as president.media/1892-11-10 Train Whistles Assist In Cleveland Election Celebration - Memphis Commercial pg 4.pngplain2020-05-31T19:54:07-07:0011/10/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T15:31:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-27 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic AR pg 53A man with limited English proficiency deboards his train at Walnut Ridge instead of Pine Bluff, but is then brought to Memphis instead.media/1907-05-27 Non-English Speaker Exits Train in WR and Memphis, Not PB - Pine Bluff AR pg 5.pngplain2020-06-07T08:46:37-07:0005/27/1907Edward 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/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/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/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-14T12:06:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-10-26 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 13A later turn of events indicate that the alleged attempt at train robbery near Delaplaine was actually a group of loggers innocently stopping the train to see if any of the freight was for their camp.media/1883-10-26 Update- Attempted Robbery Actually Wasnt - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 1.pngplain2020-05-31T19:59:01-07:0010/26/1883Edward 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/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/1890-01-14 Correspondent Says Peace Still Prevails in WR With Saloons Open - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:49:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-01-14 Arkansas Gazette pg 33A Gazette correspondent notes the uneventful opening of two saloons in Walnut Ridge after the end of a two-year period where the town (and county) was dry, as well as noting progress made on the street car line, ditch dredging, and a Masonic gathering.media/1890-01-14 Correspondent Says Peace Still Prevails in WR With Saloons Open - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-05-17T19:54:26-07:0001/14/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie RR YMCA - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T18:39:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hoxie 1904 Railroad YMCA Building3Image property of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 67.media/Hoxie RR YMCA - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:53:23-08:001904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-12-10 Pocahontas Woman Gives Birth in Hoxie Between Trains - AR Gazette pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:58:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-12-10 Arkansas Gazette pg 63A Pocahontas woman gives birth at Hoxie during a layover between trains.media/1917-12-10 Pocahontas Woman Gives Birth in Hoxie Between Trains - AR Gazette pg 6.pngplain2020-06-15T11:41:49-07:0012/10/1917Edward 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/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:36:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61879-07-31 Arkansas Democrat pg 43Minutes of the Arkansas Board of Health note Walnut Ridge citizens' threat to hang a quarantine runner if he didn't leave town.media/1879-07-31 AR Board of Health Notes WR Threat to Hang Quarantine-Runner - AR Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:39:30-07:0007/31/1879Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Depot With Streetcar 1914 Postcard - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T20:30:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hoxie Depot With Streetcar, 19143Image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society; property of Jon Walter.media/Hoxie Depot With Streetcar 1914 Postcard - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-12-02T10:56:31-08:001914Edward 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/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/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:39:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-08-18 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 43A tramp is killed when part of a freight train wrecks at Walnut Ridge.media/1892-08-18 Tramp Adams Killed in WR Train Wreck - Memphis Avalanche pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T13:42:29-07:0008/18/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-29T15:16:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61896-11-09 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 63A Walnut Ridge dentist is married to his bride from Paragould on a moving train near Jonesboro.media/1896-11-09 Walnut Ridge Dentist Married on Train - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 6.pngplain2020-05-29T15:19:55-07:0011/09/1896Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 Plunkett-Jarrell Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T10:28:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie 1913 Tornado Damage, Plunkett-Jerrell Grocery Warehouses3Shows damages to the grocery company's warehouses near the railroad junction at Hoxie. Image courtesy of James Whitlow; I of A WR&H pg 110.media/Hoxie Tornado 1913 Plunkett-Jarrell Damage - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-12-02T11:07:50-08:0003/20/1913Edward 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/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:07:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-09-27 Harrisburg Telegraph PA pg 12An Iron Mountain train carrying Grand Army of the Republic members wrecks near Walnut Ridge.media/1887-09-27 Grand Army Men in Train Wreck Near WR - Harrisburg PA pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:08:52-07:0009/27/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-12T10:48:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 22Electric light and streetcar services resume in Walnut Ridge following post-storm/tornado cleanup efforts.media/1913-03-24 Electric Light and Street Car Service Resume in WR Following Storm - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-12T13:56:02-07:0003/24/1913Edward 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/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/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-30T11:56:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-03-26 Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 32At Hoxie, a man falls between railroad cars and dies.media/1897-03-26 Another Man Falls Between RR Cars and Dies at Hoxie - Fort Scott Lantern KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-30T11:57:20-07:0003/26/1897Edward 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/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:20:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-01-24 Davenport Morning Star IA pg 12Criminals attempting to wreck an express train near Walnut Ridge instead wreck a St. Louis to Mexico tourist train.media/1901-01-24 Fiends Wreck a Tourist Train at WR - Davenport IA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T09:39:10-07:0001/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Roundhouse Ruins - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T15:33:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Roundhouse Ruins22016 view of the concrete remnants of the Hoxie roundhouse's turntable; photo source and details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/hoxie-roundhouse-ruins/media/Hoxie Roundhouse Ruins - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-05-11T15:35:41-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T18:05:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-24 Fort Smith Times pg 52The Jonesboro Enterprise notes that the Iron Mountain Railroad division point might end up in Hoxie rather than Walnut Ridge, and declares that WR "will be ruined as a town" if that is the case.media/1902-06-24 Reports that Hoxie Will Get RR Shops, WR Will Be Ruined - Fort Smith Times pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:08:04-07:0006/24/1902Edward 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/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/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/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:50:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-04 Rock Island Argus IL pg 52A man fractures his arm after he walks too close to the railroad tracks and is struck by an object sticking out from a rail car.media/1907-05-04 Fractured Arm After Accident Walking Near RR Tracks - Rock Island IL pg 5.pngplain2020-06-06T12:52:37-07:0005/04/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-16T18:43:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-07-10 Muskogee Times-Democrat OK pg 122Fifty Missouri Pacific strikebreakers are forced out of Hoxie by those striking.media/1922-07-10 Railroad Strikebreakers Forced from Hoxie - Muskogee OK pg 12.pngplain2020-06-16T18:47:40-07:0007/10/1922Edward 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/WR-Hoxie Trolley American Car Co St Louis MO Mar 13 1912 - LCHS Via Larry Dobbs Post July 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:13:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, WR-Hoxie Streetcar, American Car Co, St Louis MO, 19122An image of a streetcar built for the Walnut Ridge & Hoxie line, stamped March 13, 1912; image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR-Hoxie Trolley American Car Co St Louis MO Mar 13 1912 - LCHS Via Larry Dobbs Post July 2011.jpgplain2020-07-10T09:14:25-07:0003/13/1912Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-06-23 Contraband Liquor Seized from Iron Mtn RR Coach Car - AR Democrat pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:05:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-06-23 Arkansas Democrat pg 122A large amount of contraband liquor is seized from an Iron Mountain Railroad passenger coach at Hoxie.media/1917-06-23 Contraband Liquor Seized from Iron Mtn RR Coach Car - AR Democrat pg 12.pngplain2020-06-15T09:11:19-07:0006/23/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-10T09:02:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-04-29 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 42The Lawrence County Sheriff arrests a watch thief on a Frisco train.media/1910-04-29 Sheriff Arrests Watch Thief on Train - Weekly Citizen Democrat Poplar Bluff pg 4.pngplain2020-06-10T09:05:44-07:0004/29/1910Edward 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/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-12T19:12:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-09-24 Atlanta Constitution GA pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade shares anecdotes about the near-legendary Arkansas mosquito.media/1915-09-24 WR Blade Describes Always-Legendary AR Mosquitos - Atlanta Constitution GA pg 6.pngplain2020-06-12T19:14:51-07:0009/24/1915Edward 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/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:01:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-08 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 32An elderly lady dies when trying to walk around a passenger train in Walnut Ridge.media/1892-11-08 Elderly Lady Dies Walking Around WR Train - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:03:05-07:0011/08/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-28T11:46:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-12-21 Bucyrus Evening Telegraph OH pg 12An Iron Mountain train runs into a cow and is partially wrecked.media/1894-12-21 Iron Mountain Train Runs Into Cow, Is Partially Wrecked - Bucyrus OH pg 1.pngplain2020-05-28T11:49:15-07:0012/21/1894Edward 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/1899-04-28 Man Loses Leg Jumping Cars at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-05-31T18:24:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61899-04-28 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102A man loses a leg when trying to board a passenger train at Walnut Ridge.media/1899-04-28 Man Loses Leg Jumping Cars at WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-05-31T18:26:03-07:0004/28/1899Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-05-09 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 122A festive ball is held in Walnut Ridge, with special invitations sent out to members of Elk lodges and the Travelers Protective Association (based at the time out of St. Louis).media/1901-05-09 Grand Ball Held in Walnut Ridge - Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12.pngplain2020-06-03T09:55:07-07:0005/09/1901Edward 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/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T19:05:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-12-11 Poplar Bluff Citizen pg 52An African-American man working on a railroad tie train at WR was shot by the crew's cook for asking for a double serving of meat.media/1902-12-11 African-American Man Shot By RR Cook for Taking Double Meat - Poplar Bluff pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T19:12:59-07:0012/11/1902Edward 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/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1_thumb.jpg2020-05-14T08:36:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61882-06-05 Topeka Daily Capital KS pg 12A fireman is killed on a 3 a.m. Iron Mountain train when the engine hits some cattle on the tracks.media/1882-06-05 Cattle Cause Train Wreck Near Okean - Topeka KS pg 1.jpgplain2020-05-14T08:39:20-07:0006/05/1882Edward 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/1927-05-12 Picture 2 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-17T08:22:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05-12 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 39 pt 22A second picture of tornado damage in the Post-Dispatch shows a wrecked train blown off the track at Hoxie.media/1927-05-12 Picture 2 of Hoxie-WR Tornado Damage - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 39.pngplain2020-06-17T08:24:32-07:0005/12/1927Edward 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
1media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-15T09:36:04-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-10-29 Arkansas Gazette pg 52A Missouri Pacific Railroad freight conductor is promoted to the position of Hoxie yardmaster.media/1917-10-29 Conductor Promoted to Yardmaster at Hoxie - AR Gazette pg 5.pngplain2020-06-15T09:37:25-07:0010/29/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-07-08 Freight Car Accident Near Hoxie Leads to RR Delay - AR Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T15:45:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-07-08 Arkansas Democrat pg 12A freight car accident near Hoxie leads to a several-hour delay.media/1889-07-08 Freight Car Accident Near Hoxie Leads to RR Delay - AR Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T15:47:06-07:0007/08/1889Edward 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/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/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:23:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-11-19 Memphis Commercial TN pg 32A Cache Valley Railroad tie-maker is killed by a falling tree limb.media/1892-11-19 Tree Limb Blown Down Strikes Man on Head and Kills - Memphis TN pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T14:25:30-07:0011/19/1892Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895-01-29 Snow Stops Travel By Wagon Roads in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:08:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-01-29 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 62"All travel on wagon roads is stopped" but train schedules continue after six inches of snow fall in Walnut Ridge.media/1895-01-29 Snow Stops Travel By Wagon Roads in WR - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-05-28T12:09:51-07:0001/29/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:11:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-24 Arkansas Democrat pg 52An Arkansas Democrat correspondent visits Walnut Ridge and Pocahontas and describes the two towns.media/1901-09-24 AR Democrat Correspondent Visits, Describes WR and Pocahontas - AR Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T10:18:33-07:0009/24/1901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T12:37:09-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-05-30 Memphis Avalanche TN pg 22Two men draw revolvers on each other on the Cairo & Fulton Railroad at Walnut Ridge, and one is shot.media/1873-05-30 Shooting on the Train - Memphis Avalanche TN pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T12:45:07-07:0005/30/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-03T20:32:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-08-11 Arkansas Democrat pg 62The Walnut Ridge Blade newspaper notes examples of continued investment and growth in WR.media/N1903-08-11 WR Blade Notes Continued Investment, Growth in WR - AR Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-03T20:35:10-07:0008/11/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-05-12 Depot Hotel Burns in WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T13:47:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-05-12 St. Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 82Henry Boas's newly constructed three-story Depot Hotel in Walnut Ridge is completely burnt, but is fortunately insured.media/1877-05-12 Depot Hotel Burns in WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-13T13:52:04-07:0005/12/1877Edward 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/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/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/1917-11-20 RR Terminal Change from Poplar Bluff to Hoxie Delayed - AR Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T10:00:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-11-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82A railroad terminal change from Poplar Bluff to Hoxie is delayed.media/1917-11-20 RR Terminal Change from Poplar Bluff to Hoxie Delayed - AR Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T10:01:18-07:0011/20/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1928-06-25 Al Smith Campaign Stops in Hoxie - Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:10:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-06-25 Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 32The Al Smith presidential campaign stops in Hoxie on its way through Arkansas and Missouri.media/1928-06-25 Al Smith Campaign Stops in Hoxie - Brooklyn Daily Eagle NY pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:14:02-07:0006/25/1928Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie 1913 Locomotive Photo - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010_thumb.jpg2020-06-23T15:23:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Locomotive at Hoxie, 19132Image courtesy Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie 1913 Locomotive Photo - Larry Dobbs FB May 2010.jpgplain2020-06-23T15:23:48-07:001913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR-Hoxie Trolley With Passengers - LCHS Via Larry Dobbs Post Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T09:24:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Streetcar, Circa 1904-19272An undated image of one of the streetcars in operation between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie; image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR-Hoxie Trolley With Passengers - LCHS Via Larry Dobbs Post Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-07-10T09:25:10-07:001904 - 1927Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:24:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-02-27 Batesville Daily Guard pg 22A Hoxie railroad car sealer is struck and killed by a switch engine.media/1917-02-27 Hoxie RR Car Sealer Struck and Killed By Switch Engine - Batesville Daily Guard pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:26:09-07:0002/27/1917Edward 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/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/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/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4_thumb.png2020-06-03T10:51:03-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61901-09-30 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A Walnut Ridge citizen, perhaps John S. Gibson, writes a letter to the AR Democrat about the AR Railroad Commission and U.S. Senate race.media/1901-09-30 Editorial Regarding Senate Race from WR - Arkansas Democrat pg 4.pngplain2020-06-03T10:55:45-07:0009/30/1901Edward 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/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:16:31-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-06 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Walnut Ridge Blade notes that the HP&N Railroad may replace the steel rails between Hoxie and Pocahontas.media/1903-09-06 Heavier Steel for Hoxie-Pocahontas RR, WR Blade Editor Says - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-04T14:17:27-07:0009/06/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T14:08:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61877-08-11 Arkansas Gazette pg 22At the WR depot an African-American porter falls between the platform and moving train cars and is crushed to death.media/1877-08-11 African-American Porter Falls Between RR Cars and Platform, Dies - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-13T14:11:02-07:0008/11/1877Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6_thumb.png2020-06-05T15:24:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-05-12 Arkansas Democrat pg 62A family's horses are scared by the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie electric streetcar and bolt, tossing people and groceries out of the wagon.media/1906-05-12 Familys Horses Scared by Electric Street Car - Arkansas Democrat pg 6.pngplain2020-06-05T15:28:17-07:0005/12/1906Edward 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/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/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-17T09:32:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61928-09-27 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 32U.S. Senator from Arkansas and vice-presidential candidate Joseph T. Robinson gives an impromptu campaign speech in Hoxie.media/1928-09-27 Robinson Addresses Crowd From Grocery Porch - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 3.pngplain2020-06-17T09:34:16-07:0009/27/1928Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:01:18-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-21 Hope Star pg 12A Portia man dies after leaping headfirst from a speeding train.media/1936-02-21 Portia Man Killed When Leaping From Train - Hope Star AR pg 1.pngplain2020-06-18T13:03:31-07:0002/21/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Two Special Coaches to Carry Witnesses from WR_thumb.png2020-07-08T09:20:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 82Two special Iron Mountain Railroad cars are reserved to transport the multitude of witnesses from Lawrence County to Batesville for the trial of Dr. Hughes.media/1915-04-19 Arkansas Gazette pg 8 - Two Special Coaches to Carry Witnesses from WR.pngplain2020-07-08T09:22:43-07:0004/19/1915Edward 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 Roundhouse Image 2crop, 1901 Construction - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T20:50:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Roundhouse Construction, 1901, Image 1 of 22Depicts the construction of the roundhouse's turntable; image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Hoxie Roundhouse Image 2crop, 1901 Construction - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:52:58-07:001901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39_thumb.png2020-06-10T12:50:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-04-15 Topeka Kansas Farmer & Mail & Breeze KS pg 392A classified ad lists 240 acres of timbered land for sale half a mile from Hoxie.media/1911-04-15 Classified Ad, 240 Acres for Sale Near Hoxie RR Junction - Topeka KS pg 39.pngplain2020-06-10T13:00:20-07:0004/15/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5_thumb.png2020-05-17T19:39:52-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61889-12-27 New Orleans Times-Picayune LA pg 52A workforce of 1,000 tie-makers is wanted to help construct the Cache River Valley Railroad near Sedgwick.media/1889-12-27 One Thousand RR Tie Makers Wanted for Cache Valley RR - New Orleans LA pg 5.pngplain2020-05-17T19:41:14-07:0012/27/1889Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-13T13:38:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-03-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A special agent for the Iron Mountain railroad has his arm amputated after a hobo shoots it and shatters the bone.media/1917-03-26 RR Mans Arm Cut Off After Fight With Hobos - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-13T13:41:42-07:0003/26/1917Edward 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/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/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/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T14:15:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-01-28 Arkansas Democrat pg 12Two men are injured in Walnut Ridge, one by an impact with a train while walking on railroad tracks and the other by slipping on frozen sleet.media/1902-01-28 Pitzele Hurt by Train, Elderly Man Falls on Sleet - Arkansas Democrat pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T14:18:43-07:0001/28/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-12T13:24:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61876-05-16 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A colt races an Iron Mountain freight train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge, and is returned in the train's caboose.media/1876-05-16 Colt Races Against Train from Minturn to Walnut Ridge - AR Gazette pg 2.jpgplain2020-05-12T13:27:30-07:0005/16/1876Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T14:20:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61903-09-17 Arkansas Gazette pg 32A head-on train collision occurs between Walnut Ridge and Hoxie, with light injuries reported.media/1903-09-17 XX Head-on Train Collision Between WR and Hoxie But Light Injuries - AR Gazette pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T14:25:47-07:0009/17/1903Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-13T19:15:36-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-08-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 42The Arkansas Board of Health receives a letter from a Walnut Ridge doctor about preventing the spread of yellow fever in the town, especially via railroad passengers.media/1878-08-21 AR Board of Health Receives Letter from WR About Yellow Fever - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-13T19:18:42-07:0008/21/1878Edward 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/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/1907-05-28 Smilowitz Account II Details He Had Been Asylum Patient - St Louis MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T08:58:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-05-28 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 22Another news account notes that the man who deboarded his train at Walnut Ridge rather than Pine Bluff had recently been released from a St. Louis asylum and had been placed in the care of a conductor for the trip.media/1907-05-28 Smilowitz Account II Details He Had Been Asylum Patient - St Louis MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T09:02:12-07:0005/28/1907Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-15T11:18:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61918-01-26 Rochester Democrat & Chronicle NY pg 82Hoxie's constable finds lots of alcohol hidden on the passenger trains going through town.media/1918-01-26 Hoxie Constable Finding Lots of Booze on the Trains - Rochester NY pg 8.pngplain2020-06-15T11:20:03-07:0001/26/1918Edward 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/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-18T13:07:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61936-02-13 Hope Star pg 32A partially-deaf blacksmith is killed by a passing train while crossing the tracks in the fog.media/1936-02-13 Partially-Deaf Blacksmith Killed by Train in Fog in WR - Hope Star AR pg 3.pngplain2020-06-18T13:09:29-07:0002/13/1936Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/MoPac Railway Book Cropped_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T12:06:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Documents, Iron Mountain Railroad Brochures, Circa 1874-19172Period brochures from the Iron Mountain Railroad, featured on the back cover of "Down the Iron Mountain Route," by Charles Duckworth, courtesy of the Missouri Pacific Historical Society (www.mopac.org).media/MoPac Railway Book Cropped.jpgplain2020-07-08T12:09:35-07:001874 - 1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Iron Mtn Depot - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T13:20:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Iron Mountain Depot, Walnut Ridge2Depicts the depot built in 1908 for the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, & Southern Railway; to the left is the Airdome Theater. Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/WR Iron Mtn Depot - Larry Dobbs FB WR and Hoxie Dec 2014.jpgplain2020-07-09T13:22:10-07:001908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Roundhouse Image 3crop, 1901 Construction - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-07-09T20:50:38-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Roundhouse Construction, 1901, Image 2 of 22Shows the construction of the roundhouse's turntable, with the roundhouse looming behind; image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Hoxie Roundhouse Image 3crop, 1901 Construction - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-09T20:53:04-07:001901Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie Train and Depot 1930s - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T12:15:49-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Iron Mountain Railroad Train, Hoxie, Circa 1930-19402An undated photo of a train rolling past the station at Hoxie; image courtesy of the Lawrence County Historical Society.media/Hoxie Train and Depot 1930s - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-07-10T12:17:07-07:001930 - 1940Edward 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/1911-10-16 Charter train from WR to BR for Baptisms - Shreveport Times LA pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T12:17:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61911-10-16 Shreveport Times LA pg 12A special train is chartered from Walnut Ridge to Black Rock to transport 500 people attending a baptismal service at the Black River.media/1911-10-16 Charter train from WR to BR for Baptisms - Shreveport Times LA pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T12:19:13-07:0010/16/1911Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1892-04-24 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 16_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:15:02-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-04-24 Arkansas Gazette pg 162The Hoxie and Pocahontas Railway Company is formally incorporated, with $250,000 in capital stock.media/1892-04-24 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Incorporated - AR Gazette pg 16.pngplain2020-05-26T13:16:54-07:0004/24/1892Edward 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/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-28T12:29:08-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-02-09 Oskaloosa Independent KS pg 32A man is held up at the Hoxie depot, but asks for $2 back from the robbers and gets it.media/1895-02-09 Man Held Up at Hoxie Depot, Asked Robbers for 2 Back - Oskaloosa KS pg 3.pngplain2020-05-28T12:31:21-07:0002/09/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-04 Young Man of Pocahontas Killed By Train at Hoxie - Mt Carmel Register IL pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-31T15:47:57-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-04 Mt Carmel Register IL pg 32A young Pocahontas man is killed by a freight train at Hoxie.media/1898-08-04 Young Man of Pocahontas Killed By Train at Hoxie - Mt Carmel Register IL pg 3.pngplain2020-05-31T15:49:10-07:0008/04/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:11:05-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82A man is trapped in a refrigerated boxcar at Walnut Ridge and is rescued three days later in St. Louis.media/1900-03-07 Account 1 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Post-Dispatch pg 8.pngplain2020-06-02T19:14:51-07:0003/07/1900Edward 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/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/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:04:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-04 Arkansas Democrat pg 32Senator McCall of Portia brings up a bill in the AR legislature that requires trains to stop in Walnut Ridge, and is quizzed about the 1903 Hoxie-Walnut Ridge Act by other senators.media/1905-02-04 McCall Keeps Explaining Difference of WR and Hoxie at AR Senate - AR Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-06-04T18:06:43-07:0002/04/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-13T19:22:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61878-12-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 42A man writes about his pleasant experience on an Iron Mountain train, and says he "got a good supper at Walnut Ridge."media/1878-12-02 Man Describes RR Experience in Letter, Had Good Supper in WR - AR Democrat pg 4.jpgplain2020-05-13T19:24:28-07:0012/02/1878Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:06:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-06-14 Arkansas Democrat pg 82The Iron Mountain Railroad is fined $18,000 for failure to stop its trains in Walnut Ridge in accordance with a new state law.media/1906-06-14 Iron Mtn RR Fined - Arkansas Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:08:30-07:0006/14/1906Edward 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/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:28:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-01-12 Poplar Bluff Weekly Citizen Democrat MO pg 22A Walnut Ridge man has his leg severed by a freight train.media/1909-01-12 WR Mans Leg Cut Off By Freight Train - Poplar Bluff MO pg 2.pngplain2020-06-07T18:30:07-07:0001/12/1909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie RR Water Tank Circa Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T08:54:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Railroad Water Tank and Locomotive, Hoxie, Circa 1900-19202Image courtesy of Larry Dobbs.media/Hoxie RR Water Tank Circa Early 1900s - Larry Dobbs FB Jul 2011.jpgplain2020-07-10T08:55:48-07:001900 - 1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1912-01-24 WR to St Louis Bulk Lumber Rate is 13 Cents - St Louis Star and Times pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-11T13:00:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61912-01-24 St Louis Star & Times MO pg 12An article about St. Louis rail freight rates notes that the bulk lumber rate from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis stands at thirteen cents.media/1912-01-24 WR to St Louis Bulk Lumber Rate is 13 Cents - St Louis Star and Times pg 1.pngplain2020-06-11T13:02:21-07:0001/24/1912Edward 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/1892-05-19 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Update - Salem MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:21:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-05-19 Salem Monitor MO pg 32An update on the Hoxie & Pocahontas Railroad notes that investigations are being made as to whether the railroad should extend up to Dent County, MO.media/1892-05-19 Hoxie and Pocahontas Railroad Update - Salem MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T13:23:15-07:0005/19/1892Edward 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/1895-03-11 Smallpox Quarantine in Effect in Hoxie - Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-29T13:38:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61895-03-11 Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 12Hoxie enforces quarantine rules to combat smallpox, including banning tramps from entering town.media/1895-03-11 Smallpox Quarantine in Effect in Hoxie - Chanute Daily Tribune KS pg 1.pngplain2020-05-29T13:44:01-07:0003/11/1895Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T16:12:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-08-07 Arkansas Gazette pg 72A timetable of the Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern Railroad shows some trains going from Hoxie to Pocahontas in one hour.media/1898-08-07 Hoxie, Pocahontas, and Northern RR Timetable - AR Gazette pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:37:04-07:0008/07/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14_thumb.png2020-06-02T19:22:54-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-03-07 St Louis Republic MO pg 142A different newspaper gives a very different account of John Pettis's boxcar journey from Walnut Ridge to St. Louis, saying he was trapped in the car for six days rather than three.media/1900-03-07 Account 2 of Man Trapped in Boxcar - St Louis Republic MO pg 14.pngplain2020-06-02T19:28:30-07:0003/07/1900Edward 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/1902-05-22 Concern about WR Getting RR Switch Yards - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:51:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-05-22 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Poplar Bluff newspaper expresses its concern that the town may lose the Iron Mountain Railroad division point to Walnut Ridge.media/1902-05-22 Concern about WR Getting RR Switch Yards - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-03T17:55:02-07:0005/22/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-04T18:11:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-02-26 Arkansas Gazette pg 22The Walnut Ridge Board of Health refuses to remove a smallpox patient from the Iron Mountain Railroad depot.media/1905-02-26 WR Health Board Refuses to Remove Smallpox Patient from Depot - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-04T18:13:41-07:0002/26/1905Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-06T09:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61906-12-20 Arkansas Gazette pg 82The Cache Valley Railroad Company of Walnut Ridge announces an upcoming stockholders' meeting.media/1906-12-20 Cache Valley Railroad Co Stockholders Mtg - Arkansas Gazette pg 8.pngplain2020-06-06T09:56:31-07:0012/20/1906Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1883-07-27 German Paper Mentioning Iron Mtn RR, WR - Westliche Post St Louis MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-14T09:52:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61883-07-27 Westliche Post St Louis MO pg 42A German-language paper mentions the Iron Mountain Railroad and Walnut Ridge.media/1883-07-27 German Paper Mentioning Iron Mtn RR, WR - Westliche Post St Louis MO pg 4.pngplain2020-05-14T09:53:35-07:0007/27/1883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-07T18:46:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61909-04-22 Wahpeton Times ND pg 12A feasibility study for a North Dakota streetcar line notes that the Walnut Ridge-Hoxie streetcar has an income of $4.35 per capita.media/1909-04-22 Streetcar Income per Capita - Wahpeton ND pg 1.pngplain2020-06-07T18:49:07-07:0004/22/1909Edward 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/WR Street View Front Street With Trolley - State Archives Blog_thumb.jpg2020-07-10T13:30:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, West Front Street with Streetcar, Walnut Ridge, Circa 1912-19202Image courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives.media/WR Street View Front Street With Trolley - State Archives Blog.jpgplain2020-07-10T13:32:23-07:001912 - 1920Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-10T08:08:59-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61910-02-25 Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 12A trio of thieves from Ohio, captured in Hoxie, tried to hide their stolen goods in a boxcar at the Hoxie rail yards.media/1910-02-25 Thieves in Hoxie from Ohio - Cincinnati Enquirer OH pg 1.pngplain2020-06-10T08:11:51-07:0002/25/1910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-17T14:01:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61887-08-30 St Louis Post-Dispatch MO pg 82An African-American boy dies when attempting to sneak onto a train at Hoxie.media/1887-08-30 African-American Boy Killed Trying to Sneak on Hoxie Train - St Louis MO pg 8.jpgplain2020-05-17T14:02:52-07:0008/30/1887Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min_thumb.png2020-06-12T08:48:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61913-03-21 Arkansas Democrat pg 12The Arkansas Democrat gives details of tornado/storm damages at Hoxie, Walnut Ridge, Minturn, and elsewhere.media/1913-03-21 Details of Hoxie Tornado Damages in Front-Page Column - AR Democrat pg 1-min.pngplain2020-06-12T09:02:23-07:0003/21/1913Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:11:30-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-06-05 Ironton County Register MO pg 42A Hoxie railroad station agent is stabbed three times, with his outlook for survival grim.media/1890-06-05 Hoxie Station Agent Stabbed Three Times - Ironton County Register MO pg 4.pngplain2020-05-17T20:12:38-07:0006/05/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2_thumb.png2020-05-28T07:36:21-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61894-05-25 Memphis Commercial TN pg 22A dispatch from Walnut Ridge describes another daring robbery in Hoxie and warns of potential vigilante action "if the gang cannot be forced to leave by law."media/1894-05-25 Daring Robbery Hoxie, with nice editorial - Memphis Commercial TN pg 2.pngplain2020-05-28T10:25:24-07:0005/25/1894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7_thumb.png2020-05-31T17:54:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61898-11-13 Sedalia Democrat MO pg 72A Walnut Ridge photographer is found dead beside the railroad tracks in what is thought to be an accident.media/1898-11-13 WR Photographer Dies near RR Tracks - Sedalia MO pg 7.pngplain2020-05-31T17:57:36-07:0011/13/1898Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-03T09:15:40-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61900-10-27 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 102Teams are wanted to haul one million railroad ties across eight counties, and are asked to apply in Hoxie.media/1900-10-27 Teams Wanted at Hoxie to Haul One Million RR Ties - St Louis Globe-Democrat pg 10.pngplain2020-06-03T09:17:02-07:0010/27/1900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5_thumb.png2020-06-03T17:58:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61902-06-02 Arkansas Democrat pg 52It is reported that $100,000 will be spent by the Iron Mountain Railroad on various improvements at Walnut Ridge.media/1902-06-02 Iron Mtn RR Spends 100K for WR Improvements - Arkansas Democrat pg 5.pngplain2020-06-03T18:00:20-07:0006/02/1902Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-13T12:34:06-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61873-06-07Arkadelphia Southern Standard AR pg 12A twelve-year-old boy has both legs cut off by a train, and dies that evening despite efforts by several surgeons to save him.media/1873-06-07 Young Boy Has Both Legs Cut Off by Train Near WR, Dies Later - Arkadelphia AR pg 1.pngplain2020-05-13T12:40:06-07:0006/07/1873Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8_thumb.png2020-06-05T11:56:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61905-05-25 Arkansas Democrat pg 82A train is wrecked by a cow at Walnut Ridge, but is still able to continue to Little Rock.media/1905-05-25 Train Wrecked by Cow in WR, But Still Able to Continue to LR - AR Democrat pg 8.pngplain2020-06-05T12:00:17-07:0005/25/1905Edward 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/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-06-06T12:33:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61907-04-18 Greenville Sun MO pg 12A Walnut Ridge brakeman loses his foot when uncoupling rail cars.media/1907-04-18 WR Brakeman Loses Foot When Uncoupling - Greenville MO pg 1.pngplain2020-06-06T12:35:15-07:0004/18/1907Edward 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/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10_thumb.png2020-06-16T17:36:48-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61922-02-21 Arkansas Gazette pg 102A classified ad seeks workers to make oak railroad ties at a location five miles east of Walnut Ridge.media/1922-02-21 Classified Ad for Men Wanted to Make Timber Ties - Arkansas Gazette pg 10.pngplain2020-06-16T17:40:10-07:0002/21/1922Edward 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/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012_thumb.jpg2020-07-08T19:40:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61927-05 Walnut Ridge Blade, Section of Front Page2A partial section of the front page of the Walnut Ridge Blade's edition shortly after the destructive May 9 tornado, likely published two days afterwards; image courtesy of Dwight Lane.media/WR Blade 1927 Tornado Coverage - WR-Hoxie FB Dwight Lane Oct 2012.jpgplain2020-07-08T19:46:49-07:0005/11/1927Edward 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/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2_thumb.png2020-06-14T10:31:33-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61917-06-12 Arkansas Gazette pg 22A railroad employee is taken to a Little Rock hospital when his rail speeder car jumps off the track near Hoxie.media/1917-06-12 RR Employee Gets Injury, Taken to LR When Train Car Jumps Track - AR Gazette pg 2.pngplain2020-06-14T10:33:53-07:0006/12/1917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6