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Recently while driving across the Arkansas River bridge connecting Russellville with Dardanelle, it occurred to me that had I been making that trip 100 years ago, I would have been using the nation's longest pontoon bridge.
Recently, while driving across the Arkansas River bridge connecting Russellville with Dardanelle, it occurred to me that had I been making that trip 100 years ago, I would have been using the nation's longest pontoon bridge.
Railroads play a huge role in the story of Arkansas. In addition to opening up the state, providing a means for participation in the national economy, and speeding up travel, the railroads brought in large numbers of immigrants.
Railroads play a huge role in the story of Arkansas. In addition to opening up the state, providing a means for participation in the national economy, and speeding up travel, the railroads brought in large numbers of immigrants.
I have just come inside after spending three hours hand-watering my vegetable garden and flowery landscape. I garden on the very edge of the Gulf Coastal Plain, where the soil is sandy. It has the advantage of being free of large stones, but the soil has little organic matter, and water drains away swiftly.