The first fieldhouse at the University of Arkansas became known as “Schmidt’s Barn” for the athletic director and coach Francis Schmidt. The structure had originally been created for an automotive sales showroom in Fayetteville. The famed cowboy humorist Will Rogers spoke at the fieldhouse twice, joking on the second occasion that he was glad to … More ‘Schmidt’s Barn’
Named for the Joy Pratt and Hogan Markham family, it runs from Razorback Road west to Pratt Place Inn. The road was early on known as “Maggie’s Road.” The right-of-way for this road was acquired by Mary Magdalene “Maggie” Egle Pratt in late 1925. She then superintended construction of the road for five months to … More Markham Road
Based in Rogers, Arkansas, the Kansas City & Memphis Railroad was organized in 1910 and initially absorbed the three-year-old Arkansas & Oklahoma Western Railroad line from Rogers to Siloam Springs. The KC&M then built a line south through Cave Springs, Elm Springs, Tontitown, Steele, Litteral and Mount Comfort before reaching the southwest part of Fayetteville … More Kansas City & Memphis Railroad
In the mid-1920s, a highway route down the western side of the state became part of the Jefferson Highway, but only briefly. It soon became U.S. 71. … More Jefferson Highway
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
This documentary, Still Dancing at George’s Majestic Lounge, by Frou Gallagher provides historical anecdotes about the George’s Majestic Lounge, Fayetteville’s longest-operating cafe and bar.
View Larger Map Originally called East Mountain, the largest mountain in Fayetteville was renamed Mount Sequoyah when the hilltop was given to the state Methodist Assembly for use as a religious retreat. It was named in honor of the inventor of the Cherokee syllabary, Sequoyah, and opened for its first summer assembly in 1923. The … More Mount Sequoyah