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Henry G. Bennett
Henry G. Bennett (December 14, 1886 – December 22, 1951) was a prominent educational figure in Oklahoma. He served as the president of both Southeastern Oklahoma State University and Oklahoma State University. He was appointed by President Harry S. Truman as the first director of the Point Four Program, a technical assistance program for developing nations. Early life and education Henry Garland Bennett was born in Nevada County, Arkansas on December 14, 1886 to Baptist preacher Thomas Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth Bright Bennett. He had three sisters. Although his family moved to Texas before he was one year old, he returned to Arkadelphia, Arkansas before school age.Norris, p. 129 Bennett attended Ouachita Baptist College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1907. Career After earning his bachelor's, he accepted a position at a business college in Texarkana, Arkansas. He eventually quit to become a textbook salesman, and in 1906, he moved to Boswell, Oklahoma to become a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevada County, Arkansas
Nevada County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 8,997, less than half of its peak in 1920. The county seat is Prescott. Nevada County is Arkansas's 63rd county, formed during the Reconstruction era on March 20, 1871, from portions of Hempstead, Ouachita and Columbia counties. It was named after the state of Nevada because of the perceived similarity between their physical shapes; the Arkansas county's shape, inverted, roughly follows the same outline as the state's boundary. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. Dorcheat Bayou, a 122-mile stream, begins in Nevada County. It flows south into Columbia County and across the border into Webster Parish, Louisiana, where it flows into Lake Bistineau and ultimately Loggy Bayou, forming a continuous passage to the Red River. In the 19th century, the bayou was navigable for three to six months by steamboat from Bistineau to Minden. The water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boswell, Oklahoma
Boswell is a town in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 709 at the 2010 census.Census Viewer: Boswell, Oklahoma Population (accessed November 4, 2013) History The Boswell area was one of the Choctaw Nation's first and most important settlements. A Presbyterian missionary station was founded at , three miles north of present-day Boswell in the 1840s. It soon became a government center as well as seat of civilization. Mayhew became the administrative and judicial capital of the |
