Emma Louise Webb and the Rev. James W. Webb ran a restaurant and boarding house on Willow Avenue from at least the 1920s into the 1950s. In a 1939 City Directory, it was listed at 101 N. Willow Avenue. During America’s Jim Crow era, it was one of very few places in Fayetteville where African … More Webb’s
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’
Initially known as Cliff’s Midget Golf, this miniature golf course was at 1946 College Avenue next to a drive-in restaurant called Cliff’s Dairy Mart. The miniature golf course included a dinosaur, crocodile and windmill among other obstacles trying to prevent golfers from reaching par. The final hole was actually a series of holes within concentric … More Cliff’s Mini-Golf
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
Susie Marshbanks Manuel, Rev. James Webb and Naomi Smith were among the Fayetteville residents who offered boarding and meals to travelers during the Jim Crow era. … More Safe Harbor During Jim Crow Era
Fayetteville City government’s latest History Minute is about the construction and use of the White Hangar at Drake Field.
Recreation of the Fight Service Station at Drake Field, which provided pilots with weather, briefings and emergency help. The museum opened to the public in 1986 with displays and exhibits about the history of aviation in Fayetteville and Northwest Arkansas and vintage aircraft, both civilian and military, from across the 20th century. The museum is … More Arkansas Air Museum
Arthur Randall Osburn Killed in Bomber Crash Arthur Randall Osburn, 21, was killed Friday [Oct. 15, 1943] night in the crash of a four-engine heavy bomber nine miles west of Blythe, Calif., it was learned today. He was born in Fayetteville Aug. 17, 1922, the son of Elijah P. and Allie Gray Osburn. He was … More Arthur Osburn