Carnegie Library
On April 1, 1914, at the spring election the voters approved the support of a public library by a vote of 3-1. In May,...
The Carriage House
The Carriage House, built in the early 1800s was the first brick home built in Oxford. John J. Hahn was the first of...
The Humphrey House
The Humphrey Home was built by former slaves in 1867 following the Civil War. The walls of the home are 16 inches thick and...
The Community Church
The Community church was organized in 1872, and constructed the following year at a cost of $2,000. The church had a starting membership...
The Chisholm Trail Museum
Wellington's Chisholm Trail Museum contains over 40 rooms filled with over 20,000 artifacts and pictures, most collected locally, some dating back to the Civil...
The Conway Springs Madstone
It is recalled that Dr. William Monnet had a madstone and people of that time felt much safer in this wild new country with...
Conway Springs Churches
Five churches are active in the Conway Springs community: First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), First Baptist Church, St. Joseph Catholic Church, First Presbyterian...
The Old Mill
The Old Mill was built in 1874 by D.N. Cook and John Hewitt. A 3 mile race was hand-dug parallel to the Arkansas...
State Bank Building
The State Bank had its beginning with the town. It was founded as a private bank by James M. Harper, G. Douglas and J.C....
Soda Shoppe
With hands cupped around my eyes to block the reflections of the outside world, I peer into the bare windows of the old Soda...
