Toad Suck is an
unincorporated community
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in
Perry County,
Arkansas
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, United States. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to)
Bigelow Rosenwald School, which is located at the junction of
Arkansas Highway 60 and Bethel AME Road and is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
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.
The origin of the name Toad Suck is disputed. Some believe that it received the name when idle rivermen would congregate at the local tavern where they would "suck on the bottle 'til they swell up like toads", while others believe it is a corruption of a French phrase meaning "a narrow channel in the river."
Toad Suck has frequently been noted on lists of
unusual place names.
The community lent its name to the
Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam on the
Arkansas River
The Arkansas River is a major tributary of the Mississippi River. It generally flows to the east and southeast as it traverses the U.S. states of Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas. The river's source basin lies in Colorado, specifically ...
.
The dam is also a bridge bringing AR 60, locally named Prince Street, across the river. The Bigelow Rosenwald School is inland west of the river while Toad Suck Road is east of the river.
Toad Suck Daze
Toad Suck Daze is an annual community music, arts, and food festival in Conway, Arkansas. It takes place every year in downtown Conway and has been celebrated since 1982.
Overview
The Toad Suck Daze festival attracts an estimated 160,000 visito ...
is an annual fair that raises funds for scholarships.
[ First organized in 1982, the festival is held annually in nearby downtown ]Conway
Conway may refer to:
Places
United States
* Conway, Arkansas
* Conway County, Arkansas
* Lake Conway, Arkansas
* Conway, Florida
* Conway, Iowa
* Conway, Kansas
* Conway, Louisiana
* Conway, Massachusetts
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during the first weekend in May. Originally held at Toad Suck Park near the Arkansas River Lock and Dam, the festival was moved to the downtown location in 1990 due to flooding at the river and has remained in the downtown area ever since.
References
External links
Toad Suck Daze 2011
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Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Arkansas
Unincorporated communities in Arkansas