Collectors item! Coaster set featuring the "Old Courthouse" in Pocahontas.
Before Arkansas was acquired by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803, it was claimed first by France, then later by Spain. Both of these cultures profoundly influenced the development of the region and its inhabitants, … Continue reading
Winner, 2023 J. G. Ragsdale Book Award from the Arkansas Historical Association Because Johnny Cash cut his classic singles at Sun Records in Memphis and reigned for years as country royalty from his Nashville-area mansion, people tend to associate the … Continue reading
Cultural Encounters in the Early South
In the late nineteenth century, a thriving immigrant population supported three German-language weekly newspapers in Arkansas. Most traces of the community those newspapers served disappeared with assimilation in the ensuing decades—but luckily, the complete run of one of the weeklies, Das … Continue reading
Drawing by local artist, Linda Bowlin of the "Old Rock Building" at Pocahontas High School. This building was originally built by the WPA, it was later the first home of Williams Baptist University and then became part of the PHS … Continue reading
Drawing by local artist, Linda Bowlin of the "Old Courthouse" in Pocahontas. This is the second courthouse to occupy this site. It was built in the 1870s.
