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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/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:22:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61897-02 Sanborn Map of WR, pg 2 of 27Map of the eastern half of Walnut Ridge, featuring numerous storefronts, dwellings, the first WR courthouse, and even a saloon at the corner of Main St. and Front St.media/1897-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 2.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:25:47-07:0002/1897Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:33:34-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 3 of 45Map of West Main St. and environs, including establishments such as the Baptist and Presbyterian Churches and the Hotel Rhea.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 3 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:47:08-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T19:36:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map shows the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company's continued growth when compared to the survey done four years prior.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:51:38-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:41:28-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Map with details of various WR buildings including houses, the newly constructed courthouse, the Turnbull Wagon Company, and W. R. Lane's distillery.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:30:48-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:59:24-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 85Map reflects the construction of the Walnut Ridge Water Works at the corner of Vine St and W. 4th St.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:56:51-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T15:43:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map showing the first three blocks north and south of East Main St., including the original locations of the school building and the Methodist Church.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:33:34-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:01:42-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 85Map shows the area bounded by West 1st (Front) & 4th Streets and Elm & Free Streets, including First Baptist Church.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:08:22-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:30:25-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61904-02 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 45Map depicting blocks of dwellings all the way to E. Free St, and the layout of a cotton gin and cotton oil plant.media/1904-02 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:39:20-07:0002/1904Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:32:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 45Insurance map showing various locations around WR, including the W. R. Lane Ice Plant and the Cache Valley Lumber Co.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:42:42-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4_thumb.jpg2020-05-03T18:39:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61908-04 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 45Map of eastern Walnut Ridge featuring such businesses as a billiard hall, a bakery, and a theater.media/1908-04 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 4.jpgplain2020-05-07T21:44:59-07:0004/1908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:27:29-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 2 of 74Shows the county courthouse and the blocks along Main St and Walnut St between W 2nd St and W 5th St.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 2 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:15:53-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 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/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T19:54:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Hotel Lawrence in Walnut Ridge4A now-demolished hotel built in 1921 at the corner of SW Third St and Elm St in Walnut Ridge. Postcard courtesy Lawrence County Historical Society.media/WR Hotel Lawrence - LCHS Pinterest.jpgplain2020-05-10T06:56:51-07:001921Edward 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/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 4 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:31:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 4 of 74Map depicts several churches, many houses, and the school building.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 4 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:38:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:33:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 5 of 74Details the Phoenix Cotton Oil Company complex, two cotton gins, several blocks of houses, and a steam laundry.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 5 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:44:29-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:39:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 6 of 74Depicts the blocks from West Elm St to West Free St; map notes which sheds have automobiles stored inside.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 6 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:49:46-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:41:35-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 7 of 74Illustrates the houses on the east side of the tracks from E Elm St to E Free St; many sheds and outhouses are present on the lots.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:57:11-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:03:15-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 7 of 84Map shows residences on the town's southeast side, including houses within the bounds of Ponder's southern addition.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 7 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:14:34-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:45:14-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 84Map shows the location of the other map pages and several blocks north and south of West Main St between 5th and 7th Streets.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T13:10:01-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T13:07:10-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61919-05 Sanborn Map of WR pg 8 of 84Map shows the enormous Hoxie & WR Compress Co complex, two cotton gins, two oil companies, a sawmill, and a powerhouse.media/1919-05 Walnut Ridge pg 8 of 8.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:23:49-07:0005/1919Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7_thumb.jpg2020-05-04T12:24:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61914-03 Sanborn Map of WR pg 1 of 74Shows the distribution of the other six maps, as well as various cotton gins and sawmills and the WR Light, Power, & Transit Company's powerhouse.media/1914-03 Walnut Ridge pg 1 of 7.jpgplain2020-05-09T12:04:17-07:0003/1914Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/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/Mule Car Line Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T14:42:23-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, WR and Hoxie Mule-drawn Streetcar, Circa 18904The 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.jpgplain2020-05-12T14:09:38-07:001890Edward 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/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-09T20:34:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Methodist Church3Depicts the current sanctuary built in 1922 at the corner of Vine and Southwest 2nd Streets.media/WR Methodist Church - City of WR and MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T06:56:59-07:001922Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:43:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Steam Laundry, Circa 18903Photograph of the facility with a horse & buggy and seven people, perhaps proprieters and staff, in front. Photo from the CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/WR Steam Laundry Circa 1890 - State Archives EofA.jpgplain2020-05-10T18:47:53-07:001890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T14:54:45-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-01 St Louis Globe-Democrat MO pg 33The burning of the Star Hotel in Walnut Ridge results in two deaths when a man enters the blaze to save a young boy but both are caught in the flames. The fire spreads across town and results in $125,000 in damage.media/1893-04-01 Gruesome Details of Star Hotel Burning WR - St. Louis Globe-Democrat pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T15:14:24-07:0004/01/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:25:16-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Swan C. Dowell House, Walnut Ridge3The stately Dowell abode, covering the block formed by SW 2nd St, SW 3rd St, Ash St, and Maple St.media/WR Dowell House - AR Democrat-Gazette.jpgplain2020-05-08T15:29:26-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T07:30:17-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge First Baptist Church3Depicts the church's second building, constructed after the previous building burned in 1908, occupied in 1910, and demolished in turn in the 1950s.media/WR Baptist Church - City of WR2.jpgplain2020-05-10T10:18:59-07:001910Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Main St 1924 With Streetcar - AHPP Hist Dist Ntnl Register Form_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T21:52:53-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge West Main Street With Streetcar Circa 1924-19263Depicts a bustling day in downtown WR in the mid-1920s; 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.jpgplain2020-05-12T14:08:15-07:001924Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails_thumb.jpg2020-05-06T21:12:58-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Document, 1895 S. C. Dowell Land Ad3The card notes that Dowell is land agent for the Little Rock & Fort Smith RR as well as the Iron Mountain RR. Sourced from www.genealogytrails.com/ark/law/WALNUTRIDGEcomm.htmmedia/1895 S C Dowell Land Ad - Geneology Trails.jpgplain2020-05-09T14:55:37-07:001895Edward 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/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:06:13-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Picture, Depiction of First Schoolhouse at Hoxie2Undated illustration of the first schoolhouse at Hoxie, a log cabin that perhaps even preceded the district's formal organization in 1887.media/Hoxie First School Before 1885- Pinterest Betty.jpgplain2020-05-11T16:08:20-07:001887Edward 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/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1_thumb.png2020-05-17T20:24:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61890-11-13 Poplar Bluff Citizen MO pg 12A Missouri man is robbed in Walnut Ridge just before attempting to buy one of the town's saloons.media/1890-11-13 Man Robbed Just Before Trying to Buy Saloon - Poplar Bluff MO pg 1.pngplain2020-05-17T20:27:12-07:0011/13/1890Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR, House - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:35:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Circa 1909 WR First Presbyterian Church Manse2Circa 1940s photo of the former manse of First Presbyterian Church of WR built circa 1909; backstory at http://www.imbodenlive.com/2012/06/26/a-home-with-an-interesting-history-walnut-ridge-arkansasmedia/WR, House - City of WR.jpgplain2020-05-10T18:37:13-07:001909Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:24:51-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie Grade School Damage from 1927 Tornado2Shows the damage done to the school building after the May 9, 1927 tornado. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of Arkansas.media/Hoxie School Damage from 1927 Tornado - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-05-11T16:26:56-07:0005/10/1927Edward 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/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T08:25:20-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61886-02-10 Memphis Daily Appeal TN pg 42A visitor to Black Rock describes the state of the town and the surrounding countryside, including Bonita Springs.media/1886-02-10 Lovely Promotional Description of the Town of Black Rock - Memphis TN pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T08:38:44-07:0002/10/1886Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/Hoxie M E Church - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T06:56:00-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1908 Hoxie Methodist Church2Depicts the church's first building, constructed in 1908 and destroyed by fire in 1927.media/Hoxie M E Church - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-05-10T06:59:13-07:001908Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T16:41:55-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Walnut Ridge Main Street Businesses Circa 1920s-1940s2Date taken unknown; shows the Sam Levit dry goods store and other one-story shops built on the site of the Hotel Rhea, which burned in 1914. Photo courtesy CALS Encyclopedia of AR.media/WR Levit Stores Replacing Rhea - Butler Center EofA.jpgplain2020-05-11T19:47:46-07:00Edward 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/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3_thumb.png2020-05-26T13:49:01-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61892-09-08 Eminence Current Wave MO pg 32Another update on the Hoxie & Pocahontas Railroad notes continued developments, including an upcoming land survey for its route in Missouri.media/1892-09-08 Another Hoxie and Pocahontas RR Update - Eminence MO pg 3.pngplain2020-05-26T13:50:21-07:0009/08/1892Edward 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/WR High School - MarlynMartin_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T18:57:47-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Walnut Ridge High School and Grammar School2A picturesque view focusing on the high school building, constructed in 1923; postcard date unknown.media/WR High School - MarlynMartin.jpgplain2020-05-10T19:00:43-07:001923Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T19:53:56-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Robert L. Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed, Door Stencilling Circa 1920s2Office door in use from circa mid-1920s to early 1930s; photo by Jon Walter and James Whitlow and details at http://ataleoftwotowns.com/1920s-1930s-robert-l-bailey/media/R L Bailey Cotton and Cotton Seed Stenciled Door - Tale of Two Towns.jpgplain2020-05-11T19:57:35-07:00Edward 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/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/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T19:23:07-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, 1900 Walnut Ridge Courthouse View With Trees2Depicts the second courthouse built in WR after the first one on East Main St burned. Photo courtesy courthousehistory.com.media/Old WR Courthouse With Trees - CourthouseHistory.jpgplain2020-05-10T19:27:28-07:001900Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T20:04:19-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Postcard, Arkansas-Missouri Power and Ice Company Circa 1920s2Shows the company's building, the smokestack of which is still visible in WR, after the company had changed its name; it was previously known as the Walnut Ridge & Hoxie Light, Power, and Transit Company.media/WR Ark-Mo Power and Ice Co - Pinterest.jpgplain2020-05-11T20:06:13-07:00Edward 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/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr_thumb.jpg2020-05-08T15:00:43-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Hoxie High School Building 1926/19272A photo of the school building shortly after its completion in December 1926.media/Hoxie Highc School - Flickr.jpgplain2020-05-08T15:03:43-07:001926Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:12:12-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First Presbyterian Church WR 1917 Sanctuary2Color photograph of the second sanctuary of FPC WR that was completed in 1917, replaced by the current sanctuary built in 1967. Courtesy FPC WR 130th Anniversary Commemorative Book.media/WR Old Presbyterian Church- Pinterest.jpgplain2020-05-10T10:18:53-07:001917Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6_thumb.png2020-05-17T14:27:44-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61888-02-23 Ironton County Register MO pg 62A disastrous early morning fire strikes Walnut Ridge's business district.media/1888-02-23 Another Fire in WR - Ironton County Register pg 6.pngplain2020-05-17T14:31:34-07:0002/23/1888Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4_thumb.png2020-05-26T15:41:11-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a61893-04-04 Arkansas Gazette pg 42More details are given on the businesses destroyed by the Star Hotel fire in Walnut Ridge, and investigations of potential culprits behind the fire continue.media/1893-04-04 More Details on Disastrous Downtown WR Fire - AR Gazette pg 4.pngplain2020-05-26T15:49:13-07:0004/04/1893Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T08:17:27-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, Rhea Hotel, Walnut Ridge2Photo of the two-story Rhea Hotel on West Main Street taken sometime between its construction in 1904 and its destruction by fire in 1914. Photo courtesy City of Walnut Ridge website.media/WR Rhea Hotel - City of WR.jpgplain2020-05-11T08:20:16-07:001904Edward 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/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR_thumb.jpg2020-05-10T10:15:22-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First Presbyterian Church WR 1883 Sanctuary2Shows the congregation's first sanctuary, built of pine in 1883 and later destroyed by fire. Courtesy FPC WR 130th Anniversary Commemorative Book.media/WR First Presbyterian Church, 1883 - FPC WR.jpgplain2020-05-10T10:20:01-07:001883Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6
1media/WR First Baptist Church Original Sanctuary - FBC WR History_thumb.jpg2020-05-11T09:05:46-07:00Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6Photo, First Baptist Church WR, 1894 Sanctuary2Depicts the first sanctuary, built in 1894 at the corner of Elm and SW 2nd Streets; from "March We Onward: A History of First Baptist WR 1889-1989."media/WR First Baptist Church Original Sanctuary - FBC WR History.jpgplain2020-05-11T09:06:57-07:001894Edward Harthornfba9b3ada4485df137f2d7376f8d510d319522a6