Central City, Arkansas

Name: Central City, Arkansas
Address: Central City, AR

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Rivers & Roads in Song near Central City

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Arkansas River 8 songs US Route 71 2 songs Highway I 40 21 songs Interstate 49 4 songs U.S. Route 59 9 songs Illinois River 2 songs

History of Central City

Central City, AR RoadyGoat

Central City, Arkansas, sits nestled near the western edge of the state, not far from the Oklahoma border. The town itself may be small, but its reach extends far beyond its geographic boundaries, thanks in part to some of the notable figures who once called it home. While perhaps not as widely known as some other Arkansas towns, Central City boasts its own share of influential individuals.

Greenwood, AR RoadyGoat

Greenwood, Arkansas, tucked into the rolling hills, is a place where small-town charm meets a surprising thread of notable figures. The town itself, named for the dense forests that once defined the landscape, rebuilt itself from the ashes of a devastating fire in 1893, a testament to its enduring spirit. Coal mining initially drew people here, establishing Greenwood as a hub and eventually leading to its incorporation in 1884. Even now, a time capsule lies beneath the earth near the public library, waiting to reveal the town's story to future generations in 2076. While Greenwood may not be a major metropolis, its influence extends beyond its borders.

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Before the Badge: The Fugitive Who Learned the Territory RoadyGoat

1862

Long before he wore a badge, Bass Reeves crossed this country as a fugitive. Taken into the war by the Texas family that enslaved him, he broke away and fled north into Indian Territory, where he lived for years among the Creek, Cherokee, and Seminole. He learned their languages, their customs, and the lay of a land few outsiders could navigate. When emancipation made him a free man, Reeves came to the Van Buren area, just across the Arkansas River from Fort Smith, and built a life as a farmer and stockman, raising a large family of ten or eleven children. That hard-won knowledge of the Territory and its peoples is exactly what made him so valuable when the federal marshals came looking for deputies in 1875. The skills he picked up as a runaway became the foundation of a thirty-two-year career as a lawman. (Sources: TSHA Handbook of Texas; Encyclopedia of Arkansas; National Park Service.)

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Camp Chaffee - Fort Chaffee

1941

Military installation near Fort Smith where Elvis Presley received his famous Army haircut in 1958 and where thousands of Vietnamese and Cuban refugees were processed.

4.7 mi away

Fort Smith National Historic Site

1817

Federal courthouse where Judge Isaac C. Parker, the 'Hanging Judge,' presided over Indian Territory justice from 1875 to 1896, sentencing 160 people to death.

11.1 mi away

Alma Spinach Capital - Popeye Statue

1987

Alma, Arkansas declared itself the Spinach Capital of the World in 1987 and erected a Popeye statue, thanks to Allen Canning Company processing more spinach than any other facility in the country.