The school districts in Fayetteville and Charleston were the first in the Old Southern to integrate their high schools. … More Fayetteville Vote Set Integration in Motion Across South
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’
Greathouse Park, originally named Oberman Park, was given to the city by Jack and Bessie Greathouse in 1954. As early as 1908, a natural reserve is shown for the same general location. The park’s 6 acres of land are at the intersection of 15th Street and Price Avenue and most of the park lies in … More Greathouse Park
The city deeded property east and south of the then-new water tower at the east end of Baxter Street to the Fayetteville Girl Scout Council in 1950 for its use as a retreat. A stone-clad building on the grounds was remodeled and dedicated as the Girl Scout Little House on May 20, 1951. The grounds … More Girl Scout Little House
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
The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produce short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Faytteville History Minute, which airs on the government channel. This week’s history minute is about the integration of Fayetteville High School in 1954.
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
Sixty years ago, the University of Arkansas homecoming parade up Dickson Street was caught on film. It was photographed in 1952 by the mother and father of John Wolf, a native of Fayetteville who posted the film to YouTube. Glimpses of the Uark Theater and the Sigma Nu house, designed by Edward Durell Stone, … More Homecoming Parade on Dickson Street-1952
An 8-millimeter home movie from the early 1950s, probably 1952, shows scenes from the University of Arkansas campus. One of the oldest color films of the campus, it is paired with excerpts from an audio recording made by a student, Steven Freidheim, for the 1956 Razorback yearbook. The film was edited to remove sections … More Sights and Sounds from the 1950s