The Sanborn Map Company began making insurance maps of Fayetteville in 1886, but their notations offer lots of information about the buildings and businesses from Fayetteville’s past. … More Sanborn Map, 1886
Built in 1911 at the center of the Fayetteville square, the U.S. Post Office was among the most used public buildings in Fayetteville for most of the 20th century. Prior to its construction, the county’s courthouse stood at the center of the square. After a new post office was built on Dickson Street in the … More U.S. Post Office
The Mrs. Young Building on the Fayetteville Square was built and first owned by Mrs. Sarah Jessie Young. She moved to Fayetteville in 1877 with her husband, a traveling dentist. They divorced in 1883, and she began work as a studio photographer, among the earliest in Fayetteville. In 1887, she contracted to construct a building … More Mrs. Young Building
“Big Town” was a slang name used by students at the Arkansas Industrial University during the latter 19th century to refer to the downtown Fayetteville Square. During the early part of the 20th century, some students tired of calling it Big Town, inverted the letters and referred to it as “Gib Town.”
The staff of the Fayetteville City Government Channel, led by manager Fritz Gisler, produced short videos about the history of Fayetteville in a series called Fayetteville History Minute, which aired on the government channel. This week’s history minute is about genesis and development of the Fayetteville Farmers Market.