Difference between revisions of "Marche"
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The town, originally called Warren, was settled by Poles. The name was changed to reduce confusion with a Bradley County town of same name. The population of Marche in 1892 was about 37 people. The postmaster at the time was Miss [[S. Choinski]]. A vinegar factory operated here under [[E. W. Choinski]] and a general store under Miss [[Helen Choinski]]. | The town, originally called Warren, was settled by Poles. The name was changed to reduce confusion with a Bradley County town of same name. The population of Marche in 1892 was about 37 people. The postmaster at the time was Miss [[S. Choinski]]. A vinegar factory operated here under [[E. W. Choinski]] and a general store under Miss [[Helen Choinski]]. | ||
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| + | ====White Oak Bayou==== | ||
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| + | Marche is situated inside the forty-two square mile [[White Oak Bayou]] watershed, comprising fourteen hundred acres of wetland in [[Pulaski County]]. The bayou originates withing the boundaries of [[Camp Robinson]]. The White Oak Bayou empties into the [[Arkansas River]] at [[Burns Park]]. Natural areas in the watershed are characterized by mixed forest. Trees found in the forest include blackjack oak, bur oak, cherry bark oak, green ash, loblolly pine, overcup oak, post oak, shagbark hickory, short leaf pine, southern red oak, and willow oak. The bayou is populated with bald cypress and water tupelo. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*''Arkansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory'' (Chicago, IL: R.L. Polk Company, 1892). | *''Arkansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory'' (Chicago, IL: R.L. Polk Company, 1892). | ||
| + | *Ernie Deane, "European Settlers Helped Build Arkansas," ''Arkansas Democrat-Gazette,'' July 9, 1961. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.maumellewetlands.org/ Maumelle Wetlands Task Force] | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 08:59, 6 August 2012
Marche (pronounced "Mar-Shay") is a community located in Pulaski County twelve miles north of Little Rock, Arkansas. The community began as a rural post office stop on the Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad.
The town, originally called Warren, was settled by Poles. The name was changed to reduce confusion with a Bradley County town of same name. The population of Marche in 1892 was about 37 people. The postmaster at the time was Miss S. Choinski. A vinegar factory operated here under E. W. Choinski and a general store under Miss Helen Choinski.
White Oak Bayou
Marche is situated inside the forty-two square mile White Oak Bayou watershed, comprising fourteen hundred acres of wetland in Pulaski County. The bayou originates withing the boundaries of Camp Robinson. The White Oak Bayou empties into the Arkansas River at Burns Park. Natural areas in the watershed are characterized by mixed forest. Trees found in the forest include blackjack oak, bur oak, cherry bark oak, green ash, loblolly pine, overcup oak, post oak, shagbark hickory, short leaf pine, southern red oak, and willow oak. The bayou is populated with bald cypress and water tupelo.
References
- Arkansas State Gazetteer and Business Directory (Chicago, IL: R.L. Polk Company, 1892).
- Ernie Deane, "European Settlers Helped Build Arkansas," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, July 9, 1961.
