Toad Suck is an

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, United States. It is the location of (or is the nearest community to)

Bigelow Rosenwald School The Bigelow Rosenwald School, also known as Rosenwald Community Center, is a former Rosenwald School located in Toad Suck, about northeast of Bigelow, Perry County, Arkansas. Built in 1926, it is a single-story wood-frame building with vernacu ...

, which is located at the junction of

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and Bethel AME Road and is listed on the

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. The origin of the name Toad Suck is disputed. Some believe that it received the name when idle rivermen would congregate at the local tavern where they would "suck on the bottle 'til they swell up like toads", while others believe it is a corruption of a French phrase meaning "a narrow channel in the river." Toad Suck has frequently been noted on lists of

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. The community lent its name to the Toad Suck Ferry Lock and Dam on the

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. The dam is also a bridge bringing AR 60, locally named Prince Street, across the river. The Bigelow Rosenwald School is inland west of the river while Toad Suck Road is east of the river.

Toad Suck Daze Toad Suck Daze is an annual community music, arts, and food festival in Conway, Arkansas. It takes place every year in downtown Conway and has been celebrated for over 30 years. Overview The Toad Suck Daze festival attracts an estimated 160,000 ...

is an annual fair that raises funds for scholarships. First organized in 1982, the festival is held annually in nearby downtown

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during the first weekend in May. Originally held at

Toad Suck Park Toad is a common name for certain frogs, especially of the family Bufonidae, that are characterized by dry, leathery skin, short legs, and large bumps covering the parotoid glands. A distinction between frogs and toads is not made in scientif ...

near the Arkansas River Lock and Dam, the festival was moved to the downtown location in 1990 due to flooding at the river and has remained in the downtown area ever since.

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Toad Suck Daze 2011
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