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Arkansas Highway 117
Arkansas Highway 117 (AR 117, Hwy. 117) is a north–south state highway in Lawrence County, Arkansas. The route of runs from a junction of Highway 25 and Highway 230 in Strawberry north across US Route 63/US 412 (US 63/US 412) to 3rd Street in Black Rock. Route description The route begins at a junction of Highway 25/ Highway 230 in Strawberry and runs north. Highway 117 forms a concurrency with Highway 115 at Jesop until Smithville. The routes pass the National Register of Historic Places-listed Smithville Public School Building before Highway 115 turns north with Highway 117 continuing east. After passing through Denton the route intersects Highway 117S toward Powhatan. The highway curves north to intersect US 63/US 412 in Black Rock, forming a concurrency east. Major intersections Mile markers reset at concurrencies. , - , align=center colspan=4 , concurrency north, , - , - , align=center colspan=4 , concurrency east, , - Powhatan spur A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strawberry, Arkansas
Strawberry is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 302 at the 2010 census. Geography Strawberry is located in southwestern Lawrence County at (35.964401, -91.315678). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. List of highways * Highway 25 (Arkansas), Highway 25 leads northeast to Black Rock, Arkansas, Black Rock and south, then west, to Batesville, Arkansas, Batesville. * Highway 117 (Arkansas), Highway 117 leads north to Smithville, Arkansas, Smithville. * Highway 230 (Arkansas), Highway 230 leads west to Cave City, Arkansas, Cave City. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 283 people, 112 households, and 80 families residing in the town. The population density was 48.6/km (125.9/mi2). There were 127 housing units at an average density of 21.8/km (56.5/mi2). The racial makeup of the town was 100.00% Race (United States Census), White. 0.71% of the populati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Register Of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic value". A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred in preserving the property. The passage of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in 1966 established the National Register and the process for adding properties to it. Of the more than one and a half million properties on the National Register, 95,000 are listed individually. The remainder are contributing resources within historic districts. For most of its history, the National Register has been administered by the National Park Service (NPS), an agency within the U.S. Department of the Interior. Its goals are to help property owners and inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powhatan Courthouse
Powhatan Historic State Park (formerly Powhatan Courthouse State Park) is a Arkansas state park in Lawrence County, Arkansas in the United States. The park contains the 1888 Powhatan courthouse which served as the home of county government from 1869 to 1968. Today the structure displays items of cultural and historical significance and hosts the park's Visitor Center. The park includes four additional historical buildings and the Arkansas History Commission's Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives. A tour of the historic structures is available. Powhatan served as an important stop for traffic on the Black River until the installation of the Kansas City-Memphis Railwayline two miles north in 1883 significantly decreased the need for river transportation. __NOTOC__ History Community history The community was the economic hub of Lawrence County before its first platting in 1849. Situated on the Black River, the community took advantage of river traffic both along the river and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powhatan Courthouse State Park
Powhatan Historic State Park (formerly Powhatan Courthouse State Park) is a Arkansas state park in Lawrence County, Arkansas in the United States. The park contains the 1888 Powhatan courthouse which served as the home of county government from 1869 to 1968. Today the structure displays items of cultural and historical significance and hosts the park's Visitor Center. The park includes four additional historical buildings and the Arkansas History Commission's Northeast Arkansas Regional Archives. A tour of the historic structures is available. Powhatan served as an important stop for traffic on the Black River until the installation of the Kansas City-Memphis Railwayline two miles north in 1883 significantly decreased the need for river transportation. __NOTOC__ History Community history The community was the economic hub of Lawrence County before its first platting in 1849. Situated on the Black River, the community took advantage of river traffic both along the river and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spur Route
A spur route is a short road forming a branch from a longer, more important road such as a freeway, Interstate Highway, or motorway. A bypass or beltway should not be considered a true spur route as it typically reconnects with another or the same major road. Canada In the province of Ontario, most spur routes are designated as A or B, such as Highway 17A, or 7B. A stands for "Alternate Route", and usually links a highway to a town's central core or main attraction, while B stands for "Business Route" or "Bypass", but are used when a main highway is routed around a town and away from its former alignment. The designation of "C" was used twice (Highway 3C and 40C), and is assumed to mean "Connector". Both highways have long since been retired and are now county roads. There was also one road with the D designation (Highway 8D, later the original Highway 102), and this may have stood for "Diversion", as it was along the first completed divided highway in Canada at the time (Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davidsonville Historic State Park
Davidsonville Historic State Park (formerly Old Davidsonville State Park) is a Arkansas state park in Randolph County, Arkansas in the United States. Situated on a border between The Ozarks and the Arkansas Delta, the park preserves the remains of the abandoned frontier town of Davidsonville. The town was one of Arkansas Territory's first settlements when founded in 1815, serving as an important river port town on the Black River. The former townsite was made into a state park in 1957 and a monument was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. History Davidsonville There is evidence that the site was occupied by French colonists prior to the 1803 Louisiana Purchase. Archeologists have discovered evidence of Native American use of the site as early as 4,000 BC. The 1822 courthouse was apparently built on top of an Indian mound which was built before 1,100 AD. Davidsonville was founded in 1815 and rapidly became the most important town in northeast Arkansaw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Powhatan, Arkansas
Powhatan is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States, along the Black River. The population was 72 at the 2010 census, up from 50 at the 2000 census. Geography Powhatan is located in northern Lawrence County at (36.083098, -91.119626). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Transportation The main highway serving Powhatan is Arkansas Highway 25 (AR 25). The route continues northeast from Powhatan to Black Rock and southwest to Batesville. Highway 117S, a short spur route of Highway 117, runs into Powhatan and terminates at AR 25. Access to US Route 62/ US Route 63/ US Route 412 (US 62/US 63/US 412), a concurrency of major east–west routes, is available in Black Rock. History The community was the economic hub of Lawrence County even before first platting in 1849. Situated on the Black River, the community took advantage of river traffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Denton, Arkansas
Denton, Arkansas was a village in Lawrence County. It is currently uninhabited and its only remains are the Bethel Cemetery where former residents were buried. History In 1830, Denton was founded. It was one of the first unincorporated communities in Lawrence County. About ten years later in 1844, the New Hope Baptist Church of Denton was established, and still exists today. In 1979, Everett Moore and Loma Moore were the last inhabitants to move away. 32 years later, in 2011, the cemetery A cemetery, burial ground, gravesite or graveyard is a place where the remains of dead people are buried or otherwise interred. The word ''cemetery'' (from Greek , "sleeping place") implies that the land is specifically designated as a buri ... was added to the national register of historic places. ReferencesEncyclopedia of Arkansas, Denton Populated places in Lawrence County, Arkansas {{LawrenceCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithville Public School Building
The Smithville Public School Building is a historic school building on Arkansas Highway 117 in the small community of Smithville, Arkansas. It is a single-story T-shaped fieldstone structure with a cross-gable roof. History It was built in 1936 with funding from the Works Progress Administration in an attempt to bolster the community's economy, which had been affected by the Great Depression, and by the loss of its status as county seat when Sharp County was separated from Lawrence County. In the 1980s, the building was in poor condition, so state legislators distributed 140,000 dollars to repair the building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 11, 1993. It now functions as a fire station. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Smithville, Arkansas
Smithville is a town in Lawrence County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 78 at the 2010 census. History Euro-American settlers first came to the area of Smithville in 1808. Smithville became the county seat of modern-day Lawrence County in 1837. The county seat was later moved to Powhatan in 1869, after the Civil War. This was done in part to take advantage of riverboat commerce along the Black River. Smithville was the nearest town to the final shoot-out between law enforcement and the infamous tax fugitive Gordon Kahl on June 2, 1983, in which Lawrence County Sheriff Harold Gene Matthews was also killed. Smithville lies a few miles south of the actual shootout location. Geography Smithville is located in western Lawrence County at (36.080031, -91.303781). Arkansas Highway 117 runs east to Black Rock and south to Strawberry. Highway 115 runs northeast to Imboden (and thus connects to US 412) and southwest toward Cave City in Sharp County, away. Accord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
