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Randolph
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Work the
Heritage Museum Jigsaw
Puzzles!
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Located on the historic Pocahontas Court
Square
Pocahontas, Arkansas • U.S.A. |
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HERITAGE MUSEUM RECEIVES GRANT
FOR 2008 ARKANSAS HERITAGE MONTH |

In the
Museum Store:
The Ledbetters of Old
Davidsonville
By
Aubrey Glen Mobley and Madeleine Throesch
183
pages, soft cover - $15
In the
early 1800s the new government was
encouraging people to go west and settle the
newly acquired Louisiana Purchase. This
story is about one of those families.
Hershel and Rachel Ledbetter took their
thirteen children and headed west in search
of free land and a new beginning. They
followed the National Road from North
Carolina to the Mississippi River, then
headed south on the Southwest Trail to the
Fourche River. That was where the New Madrid
Earthquake changed everything. This story is
about the Ledbetter family and the rise and
fall of Old Davidsonville, the oldest
settlement in Arkansas. |
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Plans made
for
“U.S.
Rock and Roll Highway.” |
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Our Cotton
Heritage
The Heritage Museum is
seeking
photographs and stories of the cotton era in
Randolph County, to be used in a cotton
heritage exhibit we're creating. Being
sought are anything related to the growing
of cotton, as well as gin photos, etc. All
original photos will be returned to the
owners immediately after scanning, or photos
and information may be sent to Cindy
Robinett by e-mail at
heritagemuseum@centurytel.net. |
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Ravenden Springs as farmers with their wagon
loads of cotton waited in line at the gin.
The man in front is George Lorsbach. The
photo came from the extensive family photo
collection of Mrs. Helen (Lorsbach) Davis of
Dalton. That's the Southern Hotel in the
background on the right. Opened in
1883, the 40-room hotel stood until 1942. |
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Two County Houses Among State's
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Randolph County
Heritage Museum
Open Monday, Wednesday &
Friday, 10 a.m.
- 4 p.m., Tuesday & Thursday, 9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., and
Saturday 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
106 East Everett Street on the Square in Pocahontas
Arkansas
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http://www.drpatrickcarroll.com
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