Author: Jon Walter and James Whitlow
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467114855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
When word came to "Old" Walnut Ridge that the railroad was coming, Col. Willis Miles Ponder moved the entire settlement a few miles, cleared a site for a depot, and platted the new town in 1874. Not long after, Hoxie was formed when Henry and Mary Boas offered a right-of-way for another railroad through their land just south of Walnut Ridge. Born by the railroads, the towns have been joined at the hip ever since. By 1889, there was a mule-drawn streetcar connecting the two towns, replaced by an electric streetcar in 1904. Hit hard by the Depression, the towns were saved in part when Walnut Ridge was selected as the home of a World War II Army Air Field, resulting in an influx of 4,000 people. This facility is now used as a city airport, industrial park, and home of Williams Baptist College. Images of America: Walnut Ridge and Hoxie illustrates the boom times and the struggles of these towns through their first 100 years.
Walnut Ridge and Hoxie
Author: Jon Walter and James Whitlow
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467114855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
When word came to "Old" Walnut Ridge that the railroad was coming, Col. Willis Miles Ponder moved the entire settlement a few miles, cleared a site for a depot, and platted the new town in 1874. Not long after, Hoxie was formed when Henry and Mary Boas offered a right-of-way for another railroad through their land just south of Walnut Ridge. Born by the railroads, the towns have been joined at the hip ever since. By 1889, there was a mule-drawn streetcar connecting the two towns, replaced by an electric streetcar in 1904. Hit hard by the Depression, the towns were saved in part when Walnut Ridge was selected as the home of a World War II Army Air Field, resulting in an influx of 4,000 people. This facility is now used as a city airport, industrial park, and home of Williams Baptist College. Images of America: Walnut Ridge and Hoxie illustrates the boom times and the struggles of these towns through their first 100 years.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467114855
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
When word came to "Old" Walnut Ridge that the railroad was coming, Col. Willis Miles Ponder moved the entire settlement a few miles, cleared a site for a depot, and platted the new town in 1874. Not long after, Hoxie was formed when Henry and Mary Boas offered a right-of-way for another railroad through their land just south of Walnut Ridge. Born by the railroads, the towns have been joined at the hip ever since. By 1889, there was a mule-drawn streetcar connecting the two towns, replaced by an electric streetcar in 1904. Hit hard by the Depression, the towns were saved in part when Walnut Ridge was selected as the home of a World War II Army Air Field, resulting in an influx of 4,000 people. This facility is now used as a city airport, industrial park, and home of Williams Baptist College. Images of America: Walnut Ridge and Hoxie illustrates the boom times and the struggles of these towns through their first 100 years.
Lawrence Co, AR
Author:
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781563117534
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A history of the community and people of Lawrence County, Arkansas.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781563117534
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
A history of the community and people of Lawrence County, Arkansas.
American Street Railway Investments
Author: Frederic Nicholas
Publisher:
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Category : Investments
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Category : Investments
Languages : en
Pages : 556
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Agricultural Appropriations for ...
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher:
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Category : Agricultural appropriations
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
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Category : Agricultural appropriations
Languages : en
Pages : 1416
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McGraw Electrical Trade Directory
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 396
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Banks & Branches Data Book
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Category : Bank accounts
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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Category : Bank accounts
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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American Duroc-Jersey Record
Author: American Duroc-Jersey Association
Publisher:
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Category : Duroc Jersey swine
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
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Category : Duroc Jersey swine
Languages : en
Pages : 1044
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Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
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Languages : en
Pages : 1424
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Languages : en
Pages : 1424
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Utility Corporations
Author: United States. Federal Trade Commission
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1634
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Electric Railway Directory and Buyers' Manual
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Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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ISBN:
Category : Electric railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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