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U.S. Route 278
U.S. Route 278 (US 278) is a parallel route of US 78. It currently runs for from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, to Wickes, Arkansas at US 71/ US 59, passing through five states in the process. Landmarks along its route include the Department of Energy's Savannah River Site in South Carolina and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in eastern Mississippi. There are several universities located along the highway including the Georgia Institute of Technology, the University of Mississippi, Delta State University, and the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Route description Arkansas US 278 begins at an intersection with US 59/ US 71 in the town of Wickes in southwestern Arkansas. From Wickes, US 278 continues eastward near Gillham Lake to an overlap with US 70 through Dierks. Continuing south, US 278 overlaps Highway 26 for at Center Point. Further south the route continues into Nashville. The route overlaps US 371 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wickes, Arkansas
Wickes is a city in Polk County, Arkansas, Polk County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 754 at the 2010 census. Near Wickes is the Boggs Springs Youth Encampment of the American Baptist Association, a retreat of Missionary Baptist churches. Wickes has historic places such as the 100-year-old City Hall, and the Lighthouse Drive-in. Wickes is home to the Lawrence M. Magdovitz Memorial Library, a former U.S. Post Office that was donated to the Town of Wickes by the owner of the building in return for naming it after him. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 6.0 km (2.3 mi2), of which 6.0 km (2.3 mi2) is land and 0.43% is water. Wickes is home of the western terminus of U.S. Route 278. Demographics 2020 census As of the 2020 United States census, there were 637 people, 302 households, and 250 families residing in the town. 2010 census As of the 2010 census Wickes had a population of 754. The eth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Savannah River Site
The Savannah River Site (SRS), formerly the Savannah River Plant, is a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) reservation in the United States, located in the state of South Carolina on land in Aiken, Allendale and Barnwell counties adjacent to the Savannah River. It lies southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to refine nuclear materials for deployment in nuclear weapons. It covers and employs more than 10,000 people. It is owned by the DOE. The management and operating contract is held by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC (SRNS) and the Integrated Mission Completion contract by Savannah River Mission Completion. A major focus is cleanup activities related to work done in the past for American nuclear buildup. Currently none of the reactors on-site are operating, although two of the reactor buildings are being used to consolidate and store nuclear materials. SRS is also home to the Savannah River National Laboratory and the United States' only oper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ozan, Arkansas
Ozan is a town in Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 85 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Hope, Arkansas micropolitan area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 81 people, 33 households, and 26 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 41 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 53.09% White, 41.98% Black or African American, 4.94% from other races. 4.94% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 33 households, out of which 18.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.6% were married couples living together, 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 21.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hempstead County, Arkansas
Hempstead County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 20,065, down from 22,609 at the 2010 census. The county seat is Hope. Hempstead County is Arkansas's fourth county, formed on December 15, 1818, alongside Clark and Pulaski counties. The county is named for Edward Hempstead, a delegate to the U.S. Congress from the Missouri Territory, which included present-day Arkansas at the time. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. The 42nd United States President, Bill Clinton, who served from 1993 to 2001, was born in the county seat of Hope on August 19, 1946. As of 2025, Clinton is the only President to have been born in Arkansas. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.8%) is water. Hempstead County is alternately considered as part of the greater regions of South Arkansas or Southwest Arkansas. Major highways * Interstate 30 * U.S. Highway 67 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 27
Arkansas Highway 27 (AR 27) is a designation for four state highways in Arkansas. One segment of runs from US 59/ US 71 west of Ben Lomond north to US 270 in Mount Ida. A second segment of runs from US 270 west of Mount Ida north to Highway 10 in Danville. A third segment of runs from Highway 10 in Danville north to Highway 7 in Dardanelle. A fourth segment of runs from Highway 7 in Dover north to Highway 14 at Harriet. The designation also includes Highway 27B, a business route in Nashville, and Highway 27N, a former alternate route near Ben Lomond deleted in the 1990s. All highways are maintained by the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department (AHTD). Route description Ben Lomond to Mount Ida Highway 27 begins at US 59/US 71 west of Ben Lomond. The route runs east, meeting Highway 317 before meeting Highway 355 in Mineral Springs. The route continues to Nashville where it meets US 278 and US 371/ Highway 24. North of Nashville, Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nashville, Arkansas
Nashville is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 4,425. The city is the county seat of Howard County. Nashville is situated at the base of the Ouachita foothills and was once a major center of the peach trade in southwest Arkansas. Today the land is mostly given over to cattle and chicken farming. The world's largest dinosaur trackway was discovered near the town in 1983. History Mine Creek Baptist Church was built along the banks of Mine Creek by the Rev. Isaac Cooper Perkins (1790–1852) in the area where Nashville now stands around 1835. Settlers later established a post stop along the settlement roads in 1840, and a post office incorporated in 1848. Michael Womack (1794–1861), a Tennessee native reputed to have killed the British general Edward Pakenham during the War of 1812, settled in the area with his family in 1849. The area was then known by locals as "Mine Creek", but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Center Point, Howard County, Arkansas
Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 179. History When Howard County formed in 1873, Center Point was its first county seat. After the first railroad in the county was built through Nashville—bypassing Center Point—the county seat was moved there in 1884. Demographics 2020 census Notable people * Carl Boles, outfielder for the San Francisco Giants, was born in Center Point. * Eurith D. Rivers, the 68th Governor of Georgia, was born in Center Point. * Dorothy Shaver, born in Center Point in 1893, was the first woman in the United States to head a multimillion-dollar company, Lord & Taylor. * Robert G. Shaver, lawyer, colonel in Confederate States Army, and Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan (), commonly shortened to KKK or Klan, is an American Protestant-led Christian terrorism, Christian extremist, white ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkansas Highway 26
Arkansas Highway 26 (AR 26) is a designation for two state highways in Arkansas. One segment of runs from U.S. Route 371 (US 371) east of Lockesburg east to Highway 51 west of Arkadelphia. A second segment of runs from Interstate 30 (I-30) west of Gum Springs east to the Alcoa plant east of Gum Springs. Highway 26 also has a spur route (designated as Highway 26S), which travels mainly along the corridor of the Clark County Industrial Park south of Gum Springs. Route description Lockesburg to Arkadelphia Highway 26 begins in rural Howard County, about east of the city of Lockesburg. The route heads east for just under until it intersects US 278 in the small town of Center Point, which shares a very short concurrency before continuing to head east. For about , the route continues to head east before intersecting with Highway 27 southwest of Murfreesboro. Both Highway 26 and Highway 27 share a concurrency, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dierks, Arkansas
Dierks is a city in Howard County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 916 as of the 2020 census, down from 1,133 in 2010. History Dierks was formerly known as "Hardscrabble.” It was changed to "Dierks" after Hans Dierks, the oldest of four brothers who owned the Dierks Lumber and Coal Company. In 2007, Dierks celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding. 2009 tornado Severe thunderstorms that moved through southwest Arkansas on April 9, 2009, produced an EF3 tornado that destroyed the city's water treatment plant. A training technician from the Arkansas Rural Water Association helped the utility operators establish a temporary connection to the neighboring Nashville Rural Water System until the National Guard could deliver a pair of portable water purification systems. The Boy Scouts of America helped distribute water to families. 2019 Flood Flash flooding in July 2019 provided Dierks with 17 inches of rain in less than 24 hours causing extensive flooding an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gillham Lake
Gillham Lake is a small reservoir located along the Cossatot River, mostly in Howard County, but also extending westward into Polk County, Arkansas. The lake is from Gillham, Arkansas. Recreation The Flood Control Act of 1958 approved the lake for construction. The lake provides flood control, water supply and wildlife conservation. Recreation was not planned for the lake purposes but they were included anyway. Gillham has five recreation areas, five boat ramps, three campgrounds, one picnic shelter, and one designated swim area. Gillham Lake includes of fishing; bass is mostly caught in the lake. Canoeing and fly fishing on the Cossatot River are popular. The river can be canoed about south of the dam to U.S. Highway 71 South. The Cossatot River has been noted as the best canoeing area between the Rocky Mountains and the Great Smoky Mountains. There are two designated picnicking areas and one picnicking shelter that are chiefly used for reunions and family recreation. Gil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Arkansas At Monticello
The University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) is a public university in Monticello, Arkansas with Colleges of Technology in Crossett and McGehee. UAM is part of the University of Arkansas System and offers master's degrees, baccalaureate degrees, and associate degrees. The city is in the Arkansas Timberlands, and UAM is home to the state's only School of Forest Resources. The university is governed by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees, which also oversees the operation of universities and other post-secondary educational institutions in Batesville, Arkansas, Batesville, DeQueen, Arkansas, DeQueen, Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Fort Smith, Arkansas, Fort Smith, Helena, Arkansas, Helena, Hope, Arkansas, Hope, Little Rock, Morrilton, Arkansas, Morrilton, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas. UAM offers in-state tuition rates not only to Arkansas residents but also to regional residents of Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Missouri, and Tennessee. History The Unive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delta State University
Delta State University (DSU) is a public university in Cleveland, Mississippi, a city in the Mississippi Delta. History The school was established in 1924 by the State of Mississippi, using the facilities of the former Bolivar County Agricultural High School, which consisted of three buildings in Cleveland. On February 19, 1924, Senators William B. Roberts and Arthur Marshall (Mississippi politician), Arthur Marshall cosponsored Senate Bill No. 263, which established Delta State Teachers College, which Mississippi Governor Henry L. Whitfield signed on April 9, 1924; the bill had been sponsored in the Mississippi House of Representatives by Nellie Nugent Somerville, the first woman to serve in the Mississippi state legislature. The three buildings were Hill Hall, an administration and classroom building, Hardee Hall, a men's dormitory, and Taylor Hall, a women's dormitory. On February 14, 1924, James Wesley Broom was appointed president of the college, and the college opened its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
