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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOER_south-mississippi-county-war-memorial_Osceola-AR.html
In MemoriamTo those men fromSouth Mississippi Countywho gave their livesin World Wars I & II,Korea, and Southeast AsiaLt. John McGavock Grider - PVT. William A. CharlesPFC Clarence Croft - CPL. Billie W. CrainePFC Hershel Brock - PVT. Billy E. Hoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOEP_william-j-driver_Osceola-AR.html
In memory ofthe honorable William J. Driver.Former Circuit Judge and Congressman, a lifelong citizen of Osceola, Arkansas. Born March 2, 1873. Died October 1, 1948. As a member of the Rivers and Harbors and Flood Control Committees of the Congr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOEO_confederate-veterans-of-mississippi-county_Osceola-AR.html
1861 - 1865In memoryof theConfederate VeteransofMississippi Countyerected A.D. 1934United Daughters of the ConfederacyElliott Fletcher ChapterBytheville Arkansas
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMODM_mississippi-county-court-house_Osceola-AR.html
The county seat of Mississippi County, created in 1833, was located at Osceola in 1836. Since about 1900 the county has maintained another court house at Blytheville for the northern district. The county was named for the great river which flows a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOCP_u-s-post-office-building_Osceola-AR.html
Constructed in 1915, this building served as the post office on the Cotton Highway until 1936. County Judge S.L. Gladish made sure that the Post Office contained European tiles like those used in the then-new courthouse. The building later housed …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOCO_coston-building_Osceola-AR.html
Built in 1915, the ground floor of this building once housed a barber shop and, later a hardware store. J.T. Coston, a Vanderbilt-educated attorney representing R.E.L. Wilson's farming interests, maintained his offices upstairs and was instrumenta…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOC6_mississippi-county-courthouse_Osceola-AR.html
This Neoclassical Courthouse was built in 1912 on land donated by Judge W.J. Driver. Constructed of unusual brick, the building features a flat roof supporting a copper dome with large concrete terra cotta decorations and round polished inserts on…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOBZ_patterson-store_Osceola-AR.html
Established in 1904 the Fred G. Patterson Store was famous as a general mercantile, specializing in shoes and cotton pick sacks. A shoe at the entrance indicated the store was open for business. In 1993 the family donated the buildings for use as …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOBU_billy-lee-riley_Osceola-AR.html
Billy Lee Riley began picking cotton at age 7 on the Jacksonville plantation in Osceola. Influenced by local bluesmen, Riley became a 1950s rockabilly star, recording his first hit, Flyin' Saucers Rock & Roll, at Sun Studios. Retiring from music a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOBT_jimmy-popeye-thomas_Osceola-AR.html
Osceola native Jimmy Thomas split his youth working in cotton fields and playing local juke joints. As a teenager, he joined Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm as lead singer, later performing with the Ike and Tina Turner Review. Settling in London, Eng…
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