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Arkansas Highway 365 Spur
Arkansas Highway 365 (AR 365 and Hwy. 365) is a north–south state highway in Central Arkansas. The route of runs from US 65B/ US 79B in Pine Bluff north through Little Rock to US 65B/ AR 60 in Conway. The route is a redesignation of former U.S. Route 65, which has since been rerouted onto various Interstate highways through the area. Portions of Highway 365 in Jefferson County are former alignments of the Dollarway Road, which was the longest paved concrete road upon completion in 1913. Route description As a former US Highway, the route passes through many historic districts and has many junctions. The route begins at US 65B/ US 79B (the Martha Mitchell Expressway) in northwest Pine Bluff near the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and runs northwest. Highway 365 is known as Dollarway Road in this part of Pine Bluff as it follows the original routing of the Dollarway Road, a 1913 paving project that gave Jefferson County the longest continuous concrete road in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Arkansas
Central Arkansas, also known as the Little Rock metro, designated by the United States Office of Management and Budget as the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area, is the most populous metro area in the U.S. state of Arkansas. With an estimated 2020 population of 748,031, it is the most populated area in Arkansas. Located at the convergence of Arkansas's other geographic regions, the region's central location make Central Arkansas an important population, economic, education, and political center in Arkansas and the South. Little Rock is the state's capital and largest city, and the city is also home to two Fortune 500 companies, Arkansas Children's Hospital, and University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). History The site known as "little rock" along the Arkansas River was found by explorer Bernard de la Harpe in 1722. The territorial capitol had been located at Arkansas Post in Southeast Arkansas since 1819, but the site had proven unsuita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Hall, Arkansas
White Hall is a city in Washington Township, located in Jefferson County, Arkansas, United States. With a population of 5,526 in the 2010 census, it is included in the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area and the greater Little Rock-North Little Rock-Pine Bluff Combined Statistical Area. White Hall is home to the Pine Bluff Arsenal. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 5,581 people, 1,802 households, and 1,322 families residing in the city. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 4,732 people in 1,780 households, including 1,418 families, in the city. The population density was . There were 1,925 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 92.54% White, 4.65% Black or African American, 0.49% Native American, 1.31% Asian, 0.34% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. 1.04% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. Of the 1,780 households 39.9% had children under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweet Home, Arkansas
Sweet Home is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 849 at the 2010 census. It is part of the 'Little Rock-North Little Rock- AR Metropolitan Statistical Area'. Geography Sweet Home is located at (34.681478, -92.243445). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.72%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 712 people, 259 households, and 125 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 1,070 people, 385 households, and 267 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 463 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 24.11% White, 74.02% Black or African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.09% Asian, and 1.40% from two or more races. 1.12% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 385 households, out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanger Cotton Gin
The Hanger Cotton Gin is a historic cotton gin in Sweet Home, Arkansas. Built about 1876, it is a rare surviving example of a steam-powered gin. The main building is a three-story frame structure covered in board-and-batten siding. The gin was only operated commercially for a brief period, and was out of service by 1892. Since then, the building has been used as a barn and grain storage facility. It was probably built by Peter Hanger, whose family has been prominent in the Little Rock business community since that time. The gin was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Pulaski County, Arkansas __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pulaski County, Arkansas. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pulaski County, Ark ... References Commercial buildings on the National R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tafton, Arkansas
Tafton is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. It is in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Area. It is located just north of Wrightsville, Arkansas Wrightsville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,542 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkan .... It is the second ward. Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Arkansas Unincorporated communities in Arkansas {{PulaskiCountyAR-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrightsville, Arkansas
Wrightsville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,542 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkansas, North Little Rock–Conway, Arkansas, Conway Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. Located on Arkansas Highway 365, Highway 365, Wrightsville existed as an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community for more than a century before it was incorporated late in the 20th century. Since 1981, it has been home to a major Arkansas Department of Corrections facility, which is the principal employer. Geography Wrightsville is located at (34.610434, −92.217113). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 0.49% is water. Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School The Arkansas Negro Boys' Industrial School (1927-1968) was a juvenile Prison, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodson, Arkansas
Woodson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 403 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. Woodson and its accompanying Woodson Lake and Wood Hollow are the namesake for Ed Wood Sr., a prominent plantation owner, trader, and businessman at the turn of the 20th century. Woodson is adjacent to the Wood Plantation, the largest of the plantations own by Ed Wood Sr. Geography Woodson is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and (2.29%) is water. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 346 people, 141 households, and 82 families residing in the CDP. 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 445 people, 177 households, and 113 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 198 housing units at an average density ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hensley, Arkansas
Hensley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Pulaski County, Arkansas, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 139 at the United States Census, 2010, 2010 census. It is part of the Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock–North Little Rock, Arkansas, North Little Rock–Conway, Arkansas, Conway Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Founded on January 27, 1882, the settlement is named for William B. Hensley, a 19th-century landowner and veteran of the American Civil War. Geography Hensley is located at (34.504317, -92.204253). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census ''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.'' 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 150 peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant County, Arkansas
Grant County is a county in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 17,853 at the 2010 United States Census. The county seat is Sheridan. Grant County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Formed on February 4, 1869, Grant County was named in honor of U.S. President-elect Ulysses S. Grant. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. Robert W. Glover, a Missionary Baptist pastor who served in both houses of the Arkansas General Assembly (1905-1912) from Sheridan, introduced in 1909 the resolution calling for the establishment of four state agricultural colleges. His brother, David Delano Glover, a Methodist, was a state representative in the 1907 session and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1929 to 1935, having been unseated in 1934 by Grant County native John Little McClellan who at the time was practicing law in Camden. McClellan later went on to become Arkansas's ... [...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] |
Redfield, Arkansas
Redfield is a small city in the Pine Bluff metropolitan area of northwestern Jefferson County in the U.S. state of Arkansas. The city is situated on the Union Pacific Railway and is approximately south of Little Rock, the state capital. As of the 2020 census, Redfield has a population of 1,505. History Following the arrival of the Little Rock, Mississippi River and Texas Railway (L. R., M. R. & T. Ry.), a settlement grew up around the new railroad depot (present-day Redfield Church of Christ) named for company president Jared E. Redfield of Essex, Connecticut. The municipality was incorporated by the Jefferson county court on October 18, 1898. Four properties have been added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP): Dollarway Road (1974), West James Street Overpass (1995), Lone Star Baptist Church (2005), and Redfield School Historic District (2014). To the area now known as Redfield came Auguste Le noir de Serville, after serving with the French in the Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
