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'''Mabelvale''' is a southern suburb of [[Little Rock]] in [[Pulaski County]]. The town is located at the intersection of Mabelvale Cut Off Road and Sardis Road south of [[U.S. Highway 67]]. The area is served by the public [[Mabelvale Middle School]] and the [[Mabelvale Post Office]] next door. | '''Mabelvale''' is a southern suburb of [[Little Rock]] in [[Pulaski County]]. The town is located at the intersection of Mabelvale Cut Off Road and Sardis Road south of [[U.S. Highway 67]]. The area is served by the public [[Mabelvale Middle School]] and the [[Mabelvale Post Office]] next door. | ||
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| + | Mabelvale expanded from a station located along the [[St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway]] about ten miles southwest of downtown [[Little Rock]]. The population by 1892 was approximately 100. In that year there were a number of fruit growers in the area including [[William Bauer]], [[Ernest Heinke]], [[Frank Lackman]], and [[Henry Schmedes]]. Saw mills were operated by [[J. F. George]], [[William N. Nickolson]], and [[Pritchard & Son]]. The local physicians were [[J. M. Young]] and [[James Lewellen]]. General stores were open under [[John M. King]] and [[D. McKnight]]. The local blacksmith was [[J. A. Ginns]]. [[Finley & White]] operated a cotton gin and grist mill, as did [[E. Lamair]] and [[Pritchard & Grogan]]. The [[Swampangel Tannery]] was located here, operated by [[H. Morehast & Son]]. The local lawyer was [[F. O. Lusk]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *''Arkansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory'' (Chicago, IL: R.L. Polk Company, 1892). | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:08, 1 June 2009
Mabelvale is a southern suburb of Little Rock in Pulaski County. The town is located at the intersection of Mabelvale Cut Off Road and Sardis Road south of U.S. Highway 67. The area is served by the public Mabelvale Middle School and the Mabelvale Post Office next door.
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Government
Commerce and Industry
Education
Healthcare
Recreation
History
Mabelvale expanded from a station located along the St. Louis, Iron Mountain, and Southern Railway about ten miles southwest of downtown Little Rock. The population by 1892 was approximately 100. In that year there were a number of fruit growers in the area including William Bauer, Ernest Heinke, Frank Lackman, and Henry Schmedes. Saw mills were operated by J. F. George, William N. Nickolson, and Pritchard & Son. The local physicians were J. M. Young and James Lewellen. General stores were open under John M. King and D. McKnight. The local blacksmith was J. A. Ginns. Finley & White operated a cotton gin and grist mill, as did E. Lamair and Pritchard & Grogan. The Swampangel Tannery was located here, operated by H. Morehast & Son. The local lawyer was F. O. Lusk.
Demographics
References
- Arkansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory (Chicago, IL: R.L. Polk Company, 1892).
