During the 1840s, Fayetteville was incorporated, the city’s first newspaper was published and a wool-carding factory was opened. … More Timeline — 1840s

During the 1850s, Arkansas College opens, Ferdinand Zellner writes the first music to be published by an Arkansan, a county fair is organized and the Butterfield Overland Mail begins operations through Fayetteville. … More Timeline – 1850s

The 1860s came in on the winds of war and exited with the city’s first baseball game. Between was the organization of the city’s first public school and creation of National Cemetery. … More Timeline — 1860s

The newly re-incorporated city of Fayetteville successfully bids for the state university, which is sited on the McIlroy farm and long afterward William McIlroy purchases a bank on the square. … More Timeline — 1870s

A tornado hits downtown Fayetteville killing two people, the railroad arrives, North School is built and the first telephone company is organized. … More Timeline — 1880s

During the 1890s, two more elementary schools open, the city’s first ice-making plant begins operations and the university’s students publish their first yearbook. … More Timeline — 1890s