Walker Ford
January 25, 2026
Walker Ford was a low-water ford that crossed the West Fork of the White River near the present-day spot where Dead Horse Mountain Road crosses the river. … More Walker Ford
Category: 1890s
Quarles House
January 14, 2026
The Quarles House, a boarding house, was operated at the northwest corner of East Avenue and Meadow Street. Initially referred to as the “Quarles Hotel,” the house began providing boarding options with provisions for stabling horses on site. An early advertisement in the Fayetteville Weekly Democrat, said: This house is pleasantly located, being convenient to … More Quarles House
Knights of Pythias Lodge
January 2, 2026
The African American chapter of the Knights of Pythias met as a lodge on the second floor of a shop at the northeast corner of College Avenue and Center Street. This lodge space may have also been used by other Black social and fraternal societies.
Jabur
December 31, 2025
A post office was established at the community of Jabure west of Fayetteville on Dec. 29, 1896, with John P. Burrow as postmaster. The Arkansas Democrat reported four years later that the post office closed on Nov. 3, 1900. The community was located on present-day Washington County Road 659 just north of Goose Creek Road.
‘Big Town’
December 26, 2025
“Big Town” was a slang name used by students at the Arkansas Industrial University during the latter 19th century to refer to the downtown Fayetteville Square. During the early part of the 20th century, some students tired of calling it Big Town, inverted the letters and referred to it as “Gib Town.”
John Clinton Futrall and Anne Gaines Duke Futrall
March 20, 2013
John Clinton Futrall (1873-1939) was born in Tennessee and his family moved to Marianna, Ark., when he was 10 years old. He came to Fayetteville to study at the University of Arkansas, then transferred to the University of Virginia and later studied at the universities in Bonne and Halle, Germany. He returned to Fayetteville to … More John Clinton Futrall and Anne Gaines Duke Futrall
Fayetteville Fire Department
March 15, 2013
The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produced short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Fayetteville History Minute, which aired on the government channel. This week’s history minute is about the organization and development of the Fayetteville Fire Department.
A Sensational Marriage in 1891
October 26, 2010
On April 22, 1891, the Cherokee Advocate at Tahlequah, Indian Territory, published the following short note about a hastily arranged marriage across the border from Arkansas. "Quite a sensational marriage occured [sic] in our usually quiet city on Wednesday morning, the contracting parties were Mr. J.A. Arnet of Fayetteville, Ark., and Miss Alice Fancher, of … More A Sensational Marriage in 1891
James Van Hoose
May 30, 2010
The following obituary of James Hayden Van Hoose was published in the Arkansas Democrat on Monday, May 8, 1899. The article was republished in The Fayetteville Republic on May 12.. Van Hoose was twice elected mayor of Fayetteville and served as representative in the Arkansas General Assembly one term as well. COL. J. H. VAN … More James Van Hoose
Obituary of J. Linn Duke
May 25, 2010
The following obituary of J. Linn Duke, a prominent jeweler and civic leader in Fayetteville during the last half of the 19th century, was published in the Arkansas Gazette on January 28, 1898. The battle of Oak Hill was the Confederate name for the Battle of Wilson Creek near Springfield, Mo. J. LINN DUKE. Was … More Obituary of J. Linn Duke