Author Archives: Roger

Wilson, Arkansas, was built as a company town for a cotton company. When the the founder’s son honeymooned in England in 1925, the downtown buildings were redesigned in Tudor style. One of the buildings that faces the square is the … Continue reading →

During the Great Depression of the 1930’s, the federal government established nearly 100 resettlement communities around the country (12 in Arkansas). Resettlement Colony No. 1, in northeast Arkansas, was the largest, with about 500 families. When William Dyess, Arkansas administrator … Continue reading →

This museum tells the history of the Walnut Ridge Army Flying School that operated on an airfield here for two years during WWII. Just after I arrived, a torrential rainstorm swept through, so I wasn’t in any hurry to leave. … Continue reading →

I was talking to the woman behind the counter in the gift shop/visitor center about this and that. A second woman walked out of a back room, sat down nearby, and said, “Is he bothering you?” I did a double-take … Continue reading →

The current population of Powhatan (pronounced “Pow-uh-TAN” and named after the father of Pocahontas) is 104, but from 1869 to 1963, it was the county seat of Lawrence County. Six (or maybe seven, I was never sure about one of … Continue reading →