Recent photos Ive been taking for my book. Tomorrow since school is canceled Im driving to some areas I havent photographed so more to come soon.
Clarksville, a town of about 15k people, its home to University of the Ozarks, a very small liberal arts college, its just south of the Ozark Mountains in the Arkansas River Valley, about 1.5 hours west of Little Rock. Its downtown is fairly well preserved and even has some new infill, which is pretty strange for a small Arkansas town.
Clarksville
Clarksville
Lark Dardanelle, in the river valley just west of Russellville.
The Illinois Bayou outlet into Lake Dardanelle.
Dardanelle, one of Arkansas original river towns, just south of Russellville in central Arkansas. Its about half latino now and is a fairly small town at 3k people. Theres a Tyson Chicken plant there so thats what attracts the immigrants. Lots of small towns in Arkansas are seeing a huge influx of Latinos.
Potts Inn in Pottsville, just east of Russellville. This is one of the oldest buildings in the river valley region. It was originally built along the Butterfield Overland mail route in 1859, but soon the outbreak of war quickly ended its days as an inn, but somehow its survived to this day.
Dardanelle Rock on the Arkansas River. This was at one time a very important marker on the river for travel back in the mid 1800s.
Abandoned house near the small podunk of London in the river valley region.
One of Arkansas poorest communities, London, located west of Russellville, it has a population of around 400 people.
Morrilton, halfway between Russellville and Conway. It has about 15,000 people I believe, and is a dying town unfortunately.
Conway, a progressive exurb of Little Rock, it has a very lively downtown and is home to one of the nations highest ranked liberal arts colleges, Hendrix College. Its also home to one of the souths most progressive new urban developments, the village at Hendrix.
Clinton, in the Ozark mountains.
The small town of Leslie, in north central Arkansas, the people of this town care very much for its old buildings and have meticulously restored most of the buildings that are left.
Leslie
Marshall, just north of Leslie, its a town of I believe 6,000 or so.
Lost Corner, deep in the Ozarks and far off the beaten path.
Lost Corner, its mostly abandoned now and lies within the national forest.
One of the last remaining families in Lost Corner.