Difference between revisions of "Solgohachia"
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| − | '''Solgohachia''' is an unincorporated town located near the center of [[Conway County]], Arkansas. The town is located at the intersection of scenic [[Arkansas Highway 9]] and [[Arkansas Highway 287]]. | + | '''Solgohachia''' is an unincorporated town located near the center of [[Conway County]], Arkansas. The town is located at the intersection of scenic [[Arkansas Highway 9]] and [[Arkansas Highway 287]]. The 325-acre [[Ozark Conference Center]] is located atop [[Jenkins Mountain]] near Solgohachia. |
| − | One of the founders of Solgohachia was the physician and | + | The iron single-span Pratt thru-truss [[Solgohachia Bridge]] is on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was erected in 189, and remains the oldest bridge still in regular vehicular use in the state. The bridge, which crosses the East Fork of [[Point Remove Creek]], is the only remaining extant work of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio. |
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| + | Solgohachia was founded around 1878, near the older village of [[Centreville]]. One of the founders of Solgohachia was the local physician and storekeeper M. Crowell. Other early merchants in the town were A. B. Simmons and W. F. Kirkland. A drug store was operated by Walsh & Presley. A blacksmith and woodworking shop opened early under Walker & Nabors. The town had three other physicians W. L. Presley, W. T. Morrow, and Z. T. Kindred. The postmaster was W. L. Presley. The town is named after the Choctaw word Sok-ko-huch-cha, which means "muscadine river." | ||
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| + | ====Nearby churches==== | ||
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| + | *[[Lone Grove Missionary Baptist Church]] | ||
| + | *[[Solgohachia Baptist Church]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.arkansaspreservation.org/historic-properties/_search_nomination_popup.asp?id=499 Arkansas Historic Preservation Program - Solgohachia Bridge] | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 20 February 2010
Solgohachia is an unincorporated town located near the center of Conway County, Arkansas. The town is located at the intersection of scenic Arkansas Highway 9 and Arkansas Highway 287. The 325-acre Ozark Conference Center is located atop Jenkins Mountain near Solgohachia.
The iron single-span Pratt thru-truss Solgohachia Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge was erected in 189, and remains the oldest bridge still in regular vehicular use in the state. The bridge, which crosses the East Fork of Point Remove Creek, is the only remaining extant work of the Wrought Iron Bridge Company of Canton, Ohio.
Solgohachia was founded around 1878, near the older village of Centreville. One of the founders of Solgohachia was the local physician and storekeeper M. Crowell. Other early merchants in the town were A. B. Simmons and W. F. Kirkland. A drug store was operated by Walsh & Presley. A blacksmith and woodworking shop opened early under Walker & Nabors. The town had three other physicians W. L. Presley, W. T. Morrow, and Z. T. Kindred. The postmaster was W. L. Presley. The town is named after the Choctaw word Sok-ko-huch-cha, which means "muscadine river."
