Fayetteville’s first television station, KGTO, had studios in the SWEPCO Building at northwest corner of Center Street and Church Avenue. Using Channel 36, it began broadcasting from a tower on Robinson Mountain on Feb. 8, 1969. The station was owned by Noark Broadcasting, a partnership between Paul Milam Sr., Paul Milam Jr., E.J. Ball, Tom … More KGTO
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
Opened about 1968 on East Huntsville Road on the southeast corner of its intersection with 15th Street. Early commercial tenants included Watson’s Grocery, a Collier Drug Store branch, United Dollar Store, McCrory’s, the Flamingo Drive-in, C&C Hardware Store, DeForest Coiffures and an H&R Block branch during tax season.
Frou Gallagher, a long-time Fayetteville chronicler and videographer, created a documentary film about George’s Majestic Lounge, the longest-operating pub in Fayetteville.
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