Date Original
1917
Description
This collection contains one typed history of Texarkana, Arkansas, dated 1917.
Biographical/Historical Note
"History of Texarkana, Arkansas," by William H. Arnold details the foundation of the city and the railroad corporations that owned the land. It reviews the laws under which different people and companies held title to that land, and the history of how the town was incorporated and the type of people who made Texarkana their home. William H. Arnold was born in Union County, Arkansas, in 1861, the son of David and Tempie Arnold. He went to school in Ansley’s Academy near Prescott, Arkansas, and learned the law from private tutors. He was admitted to the Arkansas state bar in 1882. William was asked by Mrs. Nannie E. Forman, of the Texarkana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, to write a history of Texarkana, Arkansas in 1917.
Physical Description
Document, 8.5" x 11"
Geographical Area
Texarkana, Miller County (Ark.)
Language
English
Identifier
SMC.178.008
Resource Type
Text
Collection
"History of Texarkana, Arkansas," by William Arnold, SMC.178.008
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Contributing Entity
Arkansas State Archives
Recommended Citation
"History of Texarkana, Arkansas," by William Arnold, 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
