Date Original
1939-1961
Description
This collection contains the papers of John C. Sheffield (1888-1958) that relate to his work with the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission was created to plan, construct, maintain, and operate a bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River at or near Helena, Arkansas, and Friars Point, Mississippi. John C. Sheffield served as an Arkansas member of the commission until his death in 1958. The bridge was opened on July 27, 1961. John C. Sheffield (November 28, 1888-1958) arrived at Helena, Arkansas, in 1920 where he served as a state legislator, Phillips County Judge, and mayor of Helena. He was also associated with the Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission. Sheffield died in 1958, a few months before the bridge construction contract was awarded. His efforts in the bridge campaign; however, were remembered at the bridge opening on July 27, 1961. Governor Orval Faubus presented Sheffield's wife, the former Pauline Chambliss, with a Helena-West Helena Chamber of Commerce resolution paying tribute to Sheffield's service.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Helena, Phillips County (Ark.); Mississippi
Language
English
Identifier
MS.000003
Resource Type
Text
Collection
Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission records, MS.000003
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
Arkansas-Mississippi Bridge Commission records, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas..
Rights
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
Disciplines
United States History
